TY - JOUR AU - Fernández-Riejos, Patricia AU - Najib, Souad AU - Santos-Alvarez, Jose AU - Martín-Romero, Consuelo AU - Pérez-Pérez, Antonio AU - González-Yanes, Carmen AU - Sánchez-Margalet, Víctor PY - 2010 DO - 10.1155/2010/568343 SN - 0962-9351 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10668/375 T2 - Mediators of Inflammation AB - Adipose tissue is an active endocrine organ that secretes various humoral factors (adipokines), and its shift to production of proinflammatory cytokines in obesity likely contributes to the low-level systemic inflammation that may be present in... LA - en PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - atherosclerosis KW - Leptin KW - tejido adiposo KW - adipocinas KW - ateroesclerosis KW - leptina KW - Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists::Hormones::Peptide Hormones::Adipokines::Leptin KW - Medical Subject Headings::Phenomena and Processes::Immune System Phenomena::Immunity::Adaptive Immunity KW - Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists::Hormones::Peptide Hormones::Adipokines KW - Medical Subject Headings::Anatomy::Tissues::Connective Tissue::Adipose Tissue KW - Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Cardiovascular Diseases::Vascular Diseases::Arterial Occlusive Diseases::Arteriosclerosis::Atherosclerosis KW - Medical Subject Headings::Phenomena and Processes::Immune System Phenomena::Immunity::Immunity, Innate KW - Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms::Pathologic Processes::Inflammation KW - Medical Subject Headings::Phenomena and Processes::Immune System Phenomena::Immunity::Adaptive Immunity::Immunity, Cellular::Lymphocyte Activation KW - Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms::Signs and Symptoms::Body Weight::Overweight::Obesity KW - Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans TI - Role of Leptin in the Activation of Immune Cells TY - review article ER -