The use of microdialysis to characterize the endocrine production of human subcutaneous adipose tissue in vivo

Abstract

Adipose tissue-derived factors represent important players in the metabolic regulations acting both on systemic and local level. However, their local concentrations in human adipose tissue are poorly described.

Keywords

• Adipokines
• proinflammatory cytokines
• microdialysis
• trauma
• tiurnal rhythm
• glucose