Both insulin and glucose can mediate changes in adipocytokine expression; therefore, due to the epicardial fat's proximity to the myocardium, there may be significant paracrine action upon myocardial metabolism through changes in adipocytokine secretion by this depot.
← all excerpts
Human epicardial adipose tissue expresses a pathogenic profile of adipocytokines in patients with cardiovascular disease.
1
—
—