Obesity-related perivascular adipose tissue damage is reversed by sustained weight loss in the rat
(2016)
Journal Article
Bussey, C., Withers, S., Aldous, R., Edwards, G., & Heagerty, A. (2016). Obesity-related perivascular adipose tissue damage is reversed by sustained weight loss in the rat. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 36(7), 1377-1385. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.116.307210
Objective – Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) exerts an anticontractile effect in response to various vasoconstrictor agonists and this is lost in obesity. A recent study reported that bariatric surgery reverses the damaging effects of obesity on PV... Read More about Obesity-related perivascular adipose tissue damage is reversed by sustained weight loss in the rat.