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C1q/TNF-Related Proteins, A Family of Novel Adipokines, Induce Vascular Relaxation Through the Adiponectin Receptor-1/AMPK/eNOS/Nitric Oxide Signaling Pathway

Qijun Zheng, Yuexing Yuan, Wei Yi, Wayne Bond Lau, Yajing Wang, Xiaoliang Wang, Yang Sun, Bernard L. Lopez, Theodore A. Christopher, Jonathan M. Peterson,

Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 2011 · 203 citations · 31 references

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Abstract

We have provided the first evidence that CTRP9 is a novel vasorelaxative adipocytokine that may exert vasculoprotective effects via the adiponectin receptor 1/AMPK/eNOS dependent/NO mediated signaling pathway.

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