Atherosclerosis
Volume 199, Issue 2 , Pages 378-383 , August 2008

Increased Adiponectin synthesis in the visceral adipose tissue in men with coronary artery disease treated with pravastatin: A role of the attenuation of oxidative stress

  • Shin Saito

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki, Japan
    • ,
  • Takayuki Fujiwara

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki, Japan
    • ,
  • Toshiro Matsunaga

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki, Japan
    • ,
  • Kazuyuki Minagawa

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
    • ,
  • Kouzo Fukui

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
    • ,
  • Ikuo Fukuda

      Affiliations

    • Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
    • ,
  • Tomohiro Osanai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki, Japan
    • ,
  • Ken Okumura

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 17239 5057; fax: +81 17235 9190.

Received 16 July 2007 ,Revised 21 October 2007 ,Accepted 9 November 2007.

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PII: S0021-9150(07)00737-X

doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.11.010

Atherosclerosis
Volume 199, Issue 2 , Pages 378-383 , August 2008

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