Leonurine Attenuates Obesity-Related Vascular Dysfunction and Inflammation

• Main Authors: Xiao-Dong Shi (Author), Jia-Xin Zhang (Author), Xi-De Hu (Author), Tao Zhuang (Author), Ning Lu (Author), Cheng-Chao Ruan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Oxidative stress in adipose tissue is a crucial pathogenic mechanism of obesity-associated cardiovascular diseases. Chronic low-grade inflammation caused by obesity increases ROS production and dysregulation of adipocytokines. Leonurine (LEO) is an active alkaloid extracted from Herba Leonuri and pl...