The American Obesity Association identifies obesity s link to
numerous medical conditions, including hypertension, type 2
diabetes, cardiovascular disease, several cancers, and a host of
inflammatory disorders. Evidence indicates that inflammation has
more than a corollary relation with obesity; that in fact, obesity
itself manifests a low-grade, metabolically associated inflammation
involving many of the same mediators associated with classic
inflammation. Concurrent with our understanding, we have to
recognize that more than a storage site for fat, adipose tissue
itself is an essential endocrine organ that produces and secretes a
host of hormones in response to varying physiologic and pathologic
states.
Bringing together the research and findings of leading experts from
across the world, Adipose Tissue and Inflammation focuses on the
contribution of adipose tissue to local and systemic inflammation.
Demonstrating the endocrine like nature of adipose tissue, this
book
- Looks at the direct relation between adipokines and
inflammation
- Examines the role of adipose secreted hormones as mediators of
inflammation
- Details the inflammatory actions of adiponectin, leptin, and
resistin
- Discusses insulin and dietary fatty acids as modulators of
inflammation
This book belongs to the groundbreaking CRC Press Series on
Oxidative Stress and Disease. The series now includes more than
two-dozen volumes that address the multiple ways that oxidative
stress initiates and accelerates disease mechanisms. Most
importantly, this book, like the series, offers invaluable
information regarding nutritional and life style choices, and
interventions that can be employed to prevent, control, and even
ameliorate disease processes attributed to oxidative stress. While
much of the information put forth on these pages is sobering, the
authors also look at the anti-inflammatory properties of plant
sterols and phytoestrogens and the role that antioxidants and
polyphenols play in moderating adipose inflammation. Further
research looks at the role of exercise and weight loss in reducing
inflammation; and discusses pharmaceutical approaches to adipose
tissue related-inflammation.
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