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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biochim Biophys Acta. 2013 May 16;1842(3):377–392. doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2013.05.006

Table 3.

Relative alterations in adipokine transcription as a function of regional fat gain in men and women

Depots Females Males

Pro-
inflammatory
Anti-
inflammatory
Compensatory
anti-
inflammatory
Pro-
inflammatory
Anti-
inflammatory
Compensatory
anti-
inflammatory
VAT ↑↑ ND ↑↑↑↑ ND
SAT Abdominal ↑/↔ ↑/↔/↓ + +/ND
Femoral* ++ ↑↑ ↓↓ +/ND
*

Hypothetical interpretations; ND, not detected; ↑, increased; ↓, decreased; ↔, not changed