Concepedia

Resistin is secreted from macrophages in atheromas and promotes atherosclerosis

Heechul Jung, Kyong Soo Park, Young Min Cho, Shanee Chung, H CHO, Sung‐Il Cho, Sang Jeong Kim, Sang Jeong Kim, Hui‐Young Lee, Kyong Soo Park

Cardiovascular Research · 2005 · 260 citations · 38 references

Abstract

Resistin secreted from macrophages may contribute to atherogenesis by virtue of its effects on vascular endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells in humans.

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The hormone resistin links obesity to diabetes

Claire M. Steppan, Shannon T. Bailey, Savitha Bhat et al. · Nature · 2001 · 4.7K citations

Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity +10

Local and systemic insulin resistance resulting from hepatic activation of IKK-β and NF-κB

Dongsheng Cai, Minsheng Yuan, Daniel Frantz et al. · Nature Medicine · 2005 · 2.2K citations · Full text

Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance +15

Inhibition of Cell Migration, Spreading, and Focal Adhesions by Tumor Suppressor PTEN

Masahito Tamura, Jianguo Gu, Kazue Matsumoto et al. · Science · 1998 · 1.2K citations

Cell Adhesion, Cytoskeleton, Cellular Physiology +17

Resistin, an Adipokine with Potent Proinflammatory Properties

Maria Bokarewa, Ivan Nagaev, Leif Dahlberg et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2005 · 1K citations

Resistin is expressed in human macrophages and directly regulated by PPARγ activators

Lisa Patel, Amy C Buckels, Ian J. Kinghorn et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 2003 · 912 citations

Inflammation, Signal Transduction, Molecular Pathway +10