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The influence of level of spinal cord injury on adipose tissue and its relationship to inflammatory adipokines and cardiometabolic profiles.

Gary J FarkasAshraf S GorgeyDavid R DolbowArthur S BergDavid R Gater
Published in: The journal of spinal cord medicine (2017)
The results show that LOI does not influence the distribution of adipose tissue, but does influence proinflammatory adipokines and cardiometabolic profiles following SCI. Further research is needed to evaluate impact of lean body mass on these findings.
Keyphrases
  • adipose tissue
  • spinal cord injury
  • insulin resistance
  • high fat diet
  • spinal cord
  • neuropathic pain
  • metabolic syndrome