Role of perivascular adipose tissue and exercise on arterial function with obesity

Boateng, S. Y., Olfert, M. and Chantler, P. D. (2021) Role of perivascular adipose tissue and exercise on arterial function with obesity. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, 49 (3). pp. 188-196. ISSN 0091-6331 doi: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000251

Abstract/Summary

Adipose tissue and arterial dysfunction are common in the obese state. Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) plays an important role in mediating arterial health, and with obesity, the PVAT dysfunction negatively affects arterial health. Exercise training exerts direct and beneficial effects on PVAT, providing an additional and novel pathway by which exercise can improve arterial health in diseased populations.