Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
Open Access

Lipocalin-2 mediates hypertension associated with obesity

International Conference on Hypertension & Healthcare

August 11-12, 2016 Toronto, Canada

Yu Wang

The University of Hong Kong, China

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Clin Exp Cardiolog

Abstract :

Obesity-associated hypertension is more difficult to control, due to the involvement of diversified mechanisms and multi-organ dysfunctions. Lipocalin-2 is an adipokine causatively contributes to obesity-induced endothelial dysfunction and hypertension. The present study investigated and compared lipocalin-2-mediated hypertension under both high fat diet and renin-angiotensinaldosterone system activation. The contribution of various sources of lipocalin-2 to the development of hypertension as well as the underlying mechanisms will be discussed here.

Biography :

Email: yuwanghk@hku.hk