Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2017, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (16): 2612-2618.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2017.16.026

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Role of adipokines in the occurrence and regulation of autoimmune diseases

Liu Yang1, 2, Yang Rui1, 3, Yuan Hong-bin3, Shi Jian-gang2, Yao Ding-kang4   

  1. 1School of Graduate, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China; 2Second Department of Spine, 3Department of Anesthesiology, 4Department of Internal Medicine, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai 200003, China
  • Revised:2017-04-13 Online:2017-06-08 Published:2017-07-06
  • Contact: Yao Ding-kang, M.D., Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai 200003, China
  • About author:Liu Yang, Studying for doctorate, Physician, School of Graduate, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China; Second Department of Spine, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai 200003, China Yang Rui, Studying for doctorate, Physician, School of Graduate, the Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China; Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai 200003, China Liu Yang and Yang Rui contributed equally to this work.
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81271351 and 81371253; the Innovation Foundation for the Undergraduates in the Second Military Medical University, No. ZD2016010, MS2016058, FH2016171 and FH2016180

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Adipokines are secreted by adipose tissue, including a series of cytokines and chemokines. Additionally, adipokines have been found to play certain roles in pro- and anti-inflammatory regulation.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the regulatory effect of various adipokines in the inflammatory process of autoimmune response and immune diseases, thus providing the strategy for controlling and treating autoimmune diseases and searching effective indexes for assessing disease development, incidence of complications and prognosis.
METHODS: CNKI and PubMed databases were retrieved for the articles addressing the role of adipokines in autoimmune diseases published from 1986 to 2016 using the keywords of “adipokine, autoimmune” in English and Chinese, respectively.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Adipose tissue plays a critical role in metabolism regulation, and its effect on the immune system has emerged through a series of studies concerning adipokines regulating immune response. Adipokines exert various functions, and regulate metabolism and inflammation. In the development and occurrence of autoimmune diseases, some factors for immune responses remain unclear, and in-depth studies on adipokines will be helpful for lifting the veil of autoimmune diseases.

 

 

Key words: Adipokines, Autoimmune Diseases, Tissue Engineering

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