Adipose tissue is a hormonally active tissue, producing adipocytokines which may influence
activity of other tissues. Adiponectin, abundantly present in the plasma increases insulin …

Insulin resistance has been implicated as one possible factor that links visceral obesity to
unfavourable metabolic and cardiovascular consequences. However, the mechanism …

Insulin resistance is currently a major health problem. This may be because of a marked
decrease in daily physical activity during recent decades combined with constant food …

Adiponectin is a cytokine hormone originally found to be secreted exclusively by white
adipose tissue. However, recent evidences suggest that adiponectin is also produced in …

The metabolic syndrome currently reaches epidemic proportions in the Western
industrialized world. Its hallmarks obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and atherosclerosis are …

Background: Regulatory mechanisms of metabolic homeostasis undergo important
alterations during ageing. The age-related changes become often evident only during …

Adiponectin is one of the adipocytokines, which are adipose-specific secretory factors. We
examined its expression during embryogenesis. Transcripts of adiponectin were detected at …

Targeted deletion of the gene encoding the neuronal and endocrine secreted peptide
precursor called VGF (nonacronymic) produces a lean, hypermetabolic, hyperactive mouse …

Our aim was to determine the effect of a β3-adrenoceptor agonist on plasma adiponectin
levels and on the level of expression of mRNA for adiponectin, adiponectin receptor 1, and …

Currently used to treat severe acne, 13‐cis‐retinoic acid (13‐cis‐RA) is under investigation
for its anticancer effects as is the isomer, all‐trans‐retinoic acid (all‐trans‐RA). Here, the …