Visfatin/PBEF/Nampt: a new cardiovascular target?

In the last years, a growing interest has emerged towards understanding the role of adipocytokines in the development of cardiometabolic complications. Five years ago, visfatin/PBEF/Nampt was identified as a novel adipocytokine. In the context of metabolic disorders, extracellular visfatin/PBEF/Namp...

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Main Authors: Concepción ePeiró, Tania eRomacho, Raffaele eCarraro, Carlos F Sánchez-Ferrer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2010.00135/full