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The complex <scp>P</scp>2<scp>X</scp><sub>7</sub> receptor/inflammasome in perivascular fat tissue of heavy smokers

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Smoking contributes to the pro-inflammatory status of the PVAT by enhancing expression and activity of the P2X7 R-inflammasome complex; the effect on adipocytokines more related to insulin resistance and metabolic abnormalities appears trivial.

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