The widespread physiological actions of adiponectin have now been well characterized as
clinical studies and works in animal models have established strong correlations between …

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological data demonstrate an increased risk of developing incident
asthma with increasing adiposity. While the vast majority of studies support the interaction …

Background Air pollution from vehicular traffic has been associated with respiratory
diseases. In Palermo, the largest metropolitan area in Sicily, urban air pollution is mainly …

Introduction. Obesity-mediated changes in plasma adipokines have been associated with
increased systemic inflammation and oxidative stress. However, it is unknown whether …

Epidemiologic studies of air pollution effects on respiratory health report significant
modification by sex, although results are not uniform. Importantly, it remains unclear whether …

We have demonstrated in several studies that obesity and adipokines are more strongly
associated with asthma in women than in men. The reason for this controversial sex …

The obesity phenotype associated with asthma is not known. Our objective was to define the
relative contribution of various distributions of fat and lean mass to asthma prevalence. Data …

Background Adipokines are protein mediators secreted by adipose tissue. Recently,
adipokines have also been involved in the regulation of inflammation and allergic …

Objective: To understand the role of leptin and adiponectin in obese asthmatics. Methods:
We compared serum leptin, adiponectin and sputum leptin levels in 44 non-obese and 44 …

Background: Murine studies suggest a beneficial effect of systemic adiponectin on asthma.
Our objective was to determine the association between serum adiponectin concentrations …