Adipsin in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases.

Vascul Pharmacol

Department of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA; The Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, MO, USA. Electronic address:

Published: March 2024

Adipsin is an adipokine predominantly synthesized in adipose tissues and released into circulation. It is also known as complement factor-D (CFD), acting as the rate-limiting factor in the alternative complement pathway and exerting essential functions on the activation of complement system. The deficiency of CFD in humans is a very rare condition. However, complement overactivation has been implicated in the etiology of numerous disorders, including cardiovascular disease (CVD). Increased circulating level of adipsin has been reported to promote vascular derangements, systemic inflammation, and endothelial dysfunction. Prospective and case-control studies showed that this adipokine is directly associated with all-cause death and rehospitalization in patients with coronary artery disease. Adipsin has also been implicated in pulmonary arterial hypertension, abdominal aortic aneurysm, pre-eclampsia, and type-2 diabetes which is a major risk factor for CVD. Importantly, serum adipsin has been recognized as a unique prognostic marker for assessing cardiovascular diseases. At present, there is paucity of experimental evidence about the precise role of adipsin in the etiology of CVD. However, this mini review provides some insight on the contribution of adipsin in the pathogenesis of CVD and highlights its role on endothelial, smooth muscle and immune cells that mediate cardiovascular functions.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10939892PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vph.2023.107270DOI Listing

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