Table 1.
Expression of adiponectin receptors in vascular cells and vasculatures
| Species | Vascular beds or Cell Line | Gender | AdipoR (1 or 2) | Method used | Disease | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouse (db/db) | Coronary arterioles Aorta |
Male | 1 (=), 2 (↓) 1 (=), 2 (↓) |
WB | Type 2 diabetes | Zhang et al., 2010 |
| Mouse (db/db) | Aorta | Male | 1 (=), 2(↓) | WB | Type 2 diabetes | Wong et al., 2011 |
| Rat (Brown norway) | Retinal ECs | Male | 1, 2 | Immunofluorescence | - | Lyzogubov et al., 2012 |
| Rat (Wistar) | Aorta | Male | 1 (↓) | PCR | Type 1 diabetes | Guo et al., 2012 |
| Rat (Sprague dawley) | Coronary artery VSMCs | Male | 1 (↓), 2 (↓) | PCR | Type 1 diabetes | Shen et al., 2012 |
| Rat (Sprague dawley) | Aorta | Male | 1 (↓), 2 (↓) | WB | Insulin resistance (16 wk High-fat diet) | Li et al., 2010 |
| Pig | Retinal arterioles | - | 1, 2 | Immunohistochemisty | - | Omae et al., 2013 |
| Human | HUVECs | - | 1, 2 | WB | - | Zheng et al., 2011 |
| Human | HUVECs | - | 1, 2 | WB | - | Zhang et al., 2009 |
| Human | Human airway SMCs | - | 1, 2 | PCR | - | Shin et al., 2008 |
| Human | Human aortic ECs | - | 1, 2 | PCR | - | Tan et al., 2004 |
db/db, leptin receptor mutated mouse; ECs, endothelial cells; SMCs, smooth muscle cells; VSMCs, vascular SMCs; HUVECs, human umbilical vein endothelial cells; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; WB, western blotting.