Increased production of proinflammatory cytokines in adipose tissue of patients with end-stage renal disease

Abstract

The number of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is rising and these patients are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease. We studied the role of hormonal production of adipose tissue in the development of chronic inflammation in patients with ESRD before kidney transplantation.

Keywords

• Adipose tissue
• inflammation
• end-stage renal disease
• resistin
• adiponectin