Adiponectin! obesity and coronary artery disease

ABSTRACT

Plasma adiponectin rapidly accumulates in the subendothelial space of the injured human artery. Plasma concentrations of adiponectin are reduced in the setting of obesity in patient with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, and in patients with coronary artery diseas [CAD] Several studies have been carried out on animals and recently in humans also to it vestigate the role of adiponectin in obesity and insulin resistance leading to coronary artery disease