Obesity plays a causative role in the pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome. Adipokines
may link obesity to its co-morbidities. Most adipokines with pro-inflammatory properties are …

Obesity, a worldwide epidemic, confers increased risk for multiple serious conditions,
including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and …

For many years, adipose tissue was considered as an inert energy storage organ that
accumulates and stores triacylglycerols during energy excess and releases fatty acids in …

The worldwide epidemic of obesity has brought considerable attention to research aimed at
understanding the biology of adipocytes (fat cells) and the events occurring in adipose …

White adipose tissue (WAT) is a major endocrine and secretory organ, which releases a
wide range of protein signals and factors termed adipokines. A number of adipokines …

The current global obesity pandemic is the leading cause for the soaring rates of metabolic
diseases, especially diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and non-alcoholic …

Obesity is a risk factor for various cardiovascular diseases including hypertension,
atherosclerosis, and myocardial infarction. Recent studies aimed at understanding the …

Obesity is a major determinant of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Studies in the past two
decades have shown that adipose tissue is not merely an inert energy reserve of …

Obesity results in many health complications. Accumulating evidence indicates that the
obese state is characterized by chronic low-grade inflammation, thereby leading to the …

Several lines of preclinical and clinical research have confirmed that chronic low-grade
inflammation of adipose tissue is mechanistically linked to metabolic disease and organ …