ReviewThe Proceedings of the Nutrition Society2011
Endothelial dysfunction associated with obesity and the effect of weight loss interventions.
Review in The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02910154 (Comprehensive Treatment of Angina in Women With Microvascular Dysfunction - a Proof of Concept Study of the iPower Cohort), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers.
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Comprehensive Treatment of Angina in Women With Microvascular Dysfunction - a Proof of Concept Study of the iPower Cohort
Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comprehensive treatment of microvascular angina in overweight women - a randomized controlled pilot trial.PloS one · 2020Trial
- Low-Fat Diet Designed for Weight Loss But Not Weight Maintenance Improves Nitric Oxide-Dependent Arteriolar Vasodilation in Obese Adults.Nutrients · 2019Trial
- Impaired nitric oxide-dependent endothelial function in young male individuals with obesity before the onset of symptoms and complications.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
- Long-term aerobic exercise enhances circulating exosomal miR-214-3p to promote endothelial progenitor cell-mediated repair of endothelial damage induced by obesity.Journal of sport and health science · 2025Article
- Regional and systemic adipose mass and peripheral conduit artery function.Diabetes research and clinical practice · 2025Article
- Mechanisms of Lipid-Associated Macrophage Accrual in Metabolically Stressed Adipose Tissue.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2025Review
- Association of cardiovascular health with diabetic complications, all-cause mortality, and life expectancy among people with type 2 diabetes.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2022Article
- Modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors among indigenous populations.Advances in preventive medicine · 2014Review
- Endothelial function and the regulation of muscle protein anabolism in older adults.Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD · 2013Review
- Effects of bariatric surgery on human small artery function: evidence for reduction in perivascular adipocyte inflammation, and the restoration of normal anticontractile activity despite persistent obesity.Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2013Article
- Association of obesity-mediated insulin resistance and hypothalamic volumes: possible sex differences.Disease markers · 2013Article
- Obesity, mental health, and sexual dysfunction: A critical review.Health psychology openArticle
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Abstract
Endothelial damage is central to the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis, while in addition vascular endothelial cells secrete several anti-atherogenic substances including the potent vasodilator nitric oxide. Increased adhesion molecule expression, in response to pathophysiological stimuli is perhaps the earliest indicator of compromised endothelial integrity. Obesity and adiposity are associated with an increased risk of CVD, influencing disease progression via a number of mechanisms, including enhanced endothelial activation. This review discusses possible mechanisms linking adiposity and more specifically regional fat depots with endothelial function and evaluates studies investigating the effect of weight loss on endothelial function, assessed by biochemical and physiological measurements. Overall, the research to date suggests that visceral adiposity is a stronger predictor of endothelial activation than overall adiposity, possibly mediated via the action of NEFA in circulation. While in general there is a suggestion that weight loss is associated with significant improvements in endothelial function, this is not apparent in all interventions and published literature to date provides less than convincing evidence for the effects of weight loss on endothelial activation.
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