ea0016oc6.7 | Metabolism and cardiovascular | ECE2008
Hoppmann Julia
, Perwitz Nina
, Fasshauer Mathias
, Hadaschik Dirk
, Lehnert Hendrik
, Klein Johannes
Selective enhancement of glucocorticoid action in adipose tissue has been shown to induce characteristic features of the metabolic syndrome. Adipocyte-derived factors provide a link between altered adipose tissue mass and function and cardiovascular disease. However, key mechanisms controlling these pathophysiological alterations in adipose tissue are poorly understood. Recently, both, the glucocorticoid (GR) and the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), have been shown to mediate ...