Objective—Adiponectin is an adipocyte-derived, secreted protein that is implicated in
protection against a cluster of related metabolic disorders. Mice lacking adiponectin display …

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 …

Adiponectin is an adipocyte-derived secretory protein that has been very widely studied over
the past 15 years. A multitude of different functions have been attributed to this adipokine. It …

Patients with obesity are susceptible to hypertension. We have reported that the plasma
adiponectin levels are decreased in obesity and that adiponectin has many defensive …

Abstract Adiponectin, also called GBP-28, apM1, AdipoQ and Acrp30, is a novel adipose
tIssue-specific protein that has structural homology to collagen VIII and X and complement …

Background—Among the many adipocyte-derived endocrine factors, we recently found an
adipocyte-specific secretory protein, adiponectin, which was decreased in obesity. Although …

BACKGROUND: Obesity is one of the well-known risk factors of vascular disorders;
however, the molecular mechanisms underlying the association between the two remain …

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 …

The increasing prevalence of obesity and metabolic syndrome/insulin resistance has
attracted considerable interest due to their identification as risk factors for cardiovascular …