NEW CONCEPTS IN ADIPOSE TISSUE AND ABDOMINAL AORTIC PATHOLOGY

Authors

  • Marina Dias-Neto Departmento de Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal; Unidade de Investigação Cardiovascular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
  • Fábio Nunes Unidade de Investigação Cardiovascular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
  • Glória Almeida Unidade de Investigação Cardiovascular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
  • José Fernando Ramos Departmento de Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal
  • José Fernando Teixeira Departmento de Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal
  • Sérgio Sampaio Departmento de Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal
  • Adelino Leite-Moreira Unidade de Investigação Cardiovascular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Portugal; Departmento de Cirurgia Cardiotorácica, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal
  • Tiago Henriques-Coelho Unidade de Investigação Cardiovascular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Portugal; Departmento de Cirurgia Pediátrica, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48750/acv.70

Keywords:

Aneurisma da aorta abdominal, doença arterial periférica, tecido adiposo visceral, tecido adiposo periaórtico

Abstract

Perivascular adipose tissue has been increasingly recognized as an important producer of vasoactive factors and cytokines that may have a direct paracrine effect on the vasculature due to the inherent proximity. In this regard, perivascular adipose tissue-vessel interaction might be identified as a novel therapeutic target of vascular diseases.

Conversely to other specific adipose depots, whose characteristics have been disclosed, proprieties of abdominal periaortic adipose tissue remain obscure. Substances produced by abdominal periaortic adipose tissue may play a role in the pathologic pathways occurring in abdominal aortic aneurism and/or aortic atherosclerosis. Approaches to address this topic are fundamental steps towards innovative therapeutic strategies that address adventitia instead of the damaged intima of peripheral vessels.

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Published

2018-06-07

How to Cite

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Dias-Neto M, Nunes F, Almeida G, Ramos JF, Teixeira JF, Sampaio S, Leite-Moreira A, Henriques-Coelho T. NEW CONCEPTS IN ADIPOSE TISSUE AND ABDOMINAL AORTIC PATHOLOGY. Angiol Cir Vasc [Internet]. 2018 Jun. 7 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];14(2):133-8. Available from: https://acvjournal.com/index.php/acv/article/view/70

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