Skeletal muscle is capable of secreting different factors in order to communicate with other
tissues. These mediators, the myokines, show potentially far-reaching effects on non-muscle …

Adipose tissue is a dynamic organ in the endocrine system that can connect organs by
secreting molecules and bioactive. Hence, adipose tissue really plays a pivotal role in …

Obesity is strongly related to leptin resistance that refers to the state in which leptin fails to
inhibit appetite, enhance energy expenditure and regulate glycolipid metabolism, whereas …

Purpose Physical activity (PA) represents the first line of defence against diseases
characterised by increased inflammation status, such as metabolic and infectious diseases …

Obesity is now a worldwide epidemic. In recent years, different phenotypes of obesity,
ranging from metabolically healthy normal weight to metabolically unhealthy obese, were …

Lipid metabolism is an important and complex biochemical process involved in the storage
of energy and maintenance of normal biological functions. Leucine, a branched amino acid …

Currently, there is no consensus on the criteria for identifying metabolic syndrome in
children, as observed in the diversity of research developed. For this reason, a scoping …

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) has
increased in the pediatric population. Irisin, an adipomyokine, is involved in white adipose …

The ongoing Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in China has become the
world's leading health headline and is causing major panic and public concerns. After …

With the prevalence of obesity and associated comorbidities, studies aimed at revealing
mechanisms that regulate energy homeostasis have gained increasing interest. In 1994, the …