[HTML][HTML] Serum adipocytokines and adiposity as predictive indices of preeclampsia

AT Bawah, FA Yeboah, S Nanga, H Alidu… - Clinical hypertension, 2020 - Springer
… the levels of serum adiponectin, leptin, resistin, visfatin and lipids … a paradoxical and significant
increase in adiponectin … history of diabetes and preeclampsia), adiponectin and resistin …

Contentious role of 'Good Adiponectin'in pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases: Is adiponectin directed therapy a boon or a bane?

MP Pathak, A Das, P Patowary, P Chattopadhyay - Biochimie, 2020 - Elsevier
… to obesity-adiponectin as well as cachectic-adiponectin paradox in … functioning but is opposite
in the case of lungs in COPD … Leptin was the only adipokine measured in the above study, …

Exploring leptin from endothelial activation to subclinical organ damage in young black and white adults: The African-PREDICT study

BO Ahiante - 2019 - repository.nwu.ac.za
… between leptin and large artery structure and function and a … participants had diabetes and
hypertension), leptin showed an … leptin in cardiac autonomic dysfunction in diabetic patients (…

[HTML][HTML] Adiponectin as a potential biomarker for pregnancy disorders

C Pheiffer, S Dias, B Jack, N Malaza… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
… with pregnancy (gestational diabetes mellitus, preeclampsia, … from adipose tissue include
adiponectin, leptin, TNFα and … Finally, adiponectin improves kidney function and protects …

[PDF][PDF] RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BODY MASS INDEX AND 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D IN MALE WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES

НМ Жердьова - 2021 - researchgate.net
… as unmasking/paradoxical worsening of preexisting infection or lymphoma once immune
function is … We included a total of 3807 PHPT cases and 11908 controls in this meta-analysis. …

Investigation of socio-demographic, clinical and genetic factors associated with blood pressure and glycaemic control among indigenous South African adult patients

CM Masilela - 2021 - etd.uwc.ac.za
… in individuals with hypertension and diabetes mellitus (DM). This … of the University of the
Western Cape Therefore, this doctoral … Despite these observations, paradoxical associations …

Non-HDL Cholesterol and Remnant Cholesterol Predict Different Components of the Metabolic Syndrome in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in a Regional Hospital

P Nsiah, S Acquah, AS Bockarie, G Adjei… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
… Apart from adiponectin level which was lower (P < 0.05), … obesity paradox could not be
detected in this study. The obesity … ), suggesting a suboptimal glucose control in our respondents, …

The effect of an exercise intervention on insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion and insulin clearance in black obese South African women

FD Smidt - 2020 - open.uct.ac.za
… Further, obese, black African women have a high risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D), but the
correlates of hyperinsulinemia have not been fully elucidated, especially the role of ectopic fat …

[PDF][PDF] Overweight, obesity and associated risk factors in the South African Air Force, Bloemfontein

C Haasbroek - 2019 - scholar.ufs.ac.za
… In this review, the role of leptin, insulin and ghrelin will be discussed which are the most …
The mechanism of action of leptin in the control of metabolism is complicated and includes …

[PDF][PDF] Determinant of metabolic syndrome and its cardiovascular complications among people of African ancestry

OA Eluwole - wiredspace.wits.ac.za
… fat, visceral fat, lean mass, adiponectin, leptin, vitamin D, smoking … It is important to the control
of vascular function and structure. … Thus, these relationships are inverse and paradoxical in …