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1Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University Health Science Center and Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China.
Abstract:
Numerous lines of evidence implicate a role for adipose tissue in the development of a systemic inflammatory state that contributes to metabolic, cardiovascular, and autoimmune disorders. Serum levels of adiponectin, a cytokine that is mainly produced by adipocytes, are paradoxically decreased in individuals with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease compared with healthy individuals. Mounting experimental data have revealed that adiponectin exhibits beneficial effects on energy homeostasis and cardiovascular functions that are attributed to its direct modulation of a proinflammatory factor, interleukin-6. However, some recent studies indicate that adiponectin appears to function as an inducer of proinflammatory factors and the elevated adiponectin level aggravates inflammation response in autoimmune disease. In this review, we focus on the action of adiponectin in chronic inflammation-associated metabolic, cardiovascular, and autoimmune disorders. In particular, we discuss the interaction between adiponectin and interleukin-6 in adipocytes and cardiovascular cells.
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