Besides its role as an energy storage organ, adipose tissue can be viewed as a dynamic
and complex endocrine organ, which produces and secretes several adipokines, including …

Insulin is a major endocrine hormone also involved in the regulation of energy and lipid
metabolism via the activation of an intracellular signaling cascade involving the insulin …

Intermittent fasting has become an increasingly popular strategy in losing weight and
associated reduction in obesity-related medical complications. Overwhelming studies …

Vaspin (visceral adipose tissue-derived serpin; serpinA12) was originally identified as an
adipokine, which is predominantly secreted from visceral adipose tissue in Otsuka Long …

Obesity is currently one the largest epidemics in the industrialized world. It is also the nexus
on which numerous costly chronic diseases, such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, T2D …

Adipose tissue releases bioactive mediators called adipokines. This review focuses on the
effects of omentin, vaspin, cardiotrophin-1, Tumor necrosis factor-like Weak Inducer of …

The molecular target of the adipokine vaspin (visceral adipose tissue-derived serpin;
serpinA12) and its mode of action are unknown. Here, we provide the vaspin crystal …

Aims/hypothesis Vaspin (visceral adipose tissue-derived serpin) was first identified as an
adipokine in a rat model of type 2 diabetes, in which it is predominantly secreted from …

BACKGROUND Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 21 is an endocrine factor actively involved in
glucose and lipid metabolism in rodents. However, little is known about its physiological …

In recent years, most research efforts have been focused on studying insulin‐sensitizing
adipokines. One of the most recently discovered adipokines is vaspin, a visceral adipose …