Obesity, blood rheology and angiogenesis

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Wiewiora, Maciej^{a; *} | Krzak, Albert^b | Twardzik, Maciej^a | Piecuch, Jerzy^a

Affiliations: [a] Department of General and Bariatric Surgery and Emergency Medicine in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Poland | [b] Department of Urology, Görlitz City Hospital, Germany

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Maciej Wiewiora, ul. Sklodowskiej-Curie10, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland. Tel.: +48 32 3732381; Fax: +48 32 2716335; E-mail: [email protected].

Abstract: Adipose tissue is actively involved in angiogenesis through secretion of biologically active substances. This topic has been the subject of many recent publications concerning the pathophysiology and treatment of obesity. We discuss the relationship between obesity, angiogenesis and blood rheology.

Keywords: Angiogenesis, obesity

DOI: 10.3233/CH-170348

Journal: Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 339-342, 2018