It is now generally accepted that adipose tissue acts as an endocrine organ producing a
number of substances with an important role in the regulation of food intake, energy …

Obesity is a major risk factor for morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular causes.
Adiponectin has been identified recently as one of the adipocytokines with important …

Low levels of adiponectin, a fat-derived hormone, are found in coronary heart disease, type
2 diabetes, obesity, and other insulin-resistant states. Conversely, high adiponectin levels …

Adiponectin is an important adipocytokine secreted chiefly by fat containing adipocytes, and
plays a crucial role in glucose and lipid metabolism, inflammation and oxidative stress …

Adipose tissue, which classically has been considered as an energy-storing organ, is now
viewed as a massive source of bioactive substances such as leptin, tumor necrosis factor …

Adiponectin is a novel adipocyte‐specific protein, which, it has been suggested, plays a role
in the development of insulin resistance and atherosclerosis. Although it circulates in high …

Adiponectin (a protein consisting of 244 amino acids and characterized by a molecular
weight of 28 kDa) is a cytokine that is secreted from adipose tissues (adipokine). Available …

Context: Despite established insulin-sensitizing and antiatherogenic preclinical effects,
epidemiological investigations of adiponectin have yielded conflicting findings, and its …

The number of patients with obesity continues to increase seriously worldwide. It has
become clear that, against a background of insulin resistance, obesity induces the so-called …

Adiponectin (Ad) is a cytokine produced by adipocytes that acts on specific receptors of
several tissues through autocrine, paracrine, and endocrine signaling mechanisms. Ad is …