Leptin induces oxidative stress in human endothelial cells
- 1 July 1999
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 13 (10) , 1231-1238
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.13.10.1231
Abstract
Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) express functional receptors to leptin, the product of the ob gene. As human obesity is associated with atherosclerosis and hyperleptinemia, we invest...Keywords
Funding Information
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB 553, B5)
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