The landmark discoveries of leptin and adiponectin firmly established adipose tissue as a
sophisticated and highly active endocrine organ, opening a new era of investigating adipose …

Leptin, an adipokine that is implicated in the control of food intake via appetite suppression,
may also stimulate oxidative stress, inflammation, thrombosis, arterial stiffness …

The term “fat” may refer to lipids as well as the cells and tissue that store lipid (ie, adipocytes
and adipose tissue).“Lipid” is derived from “lipos,” which refers to animal fat or vegetable oil …

Background—Probiotics are extensively used to promote gastrointestinal health, and
emerging evidence suggests that their beneficial properties can extend beyond the local …

Atherosclerosis is the focal expression of a systemic disease affecting medium‐and large‐
sized arteries, in which traditional cardiovascular risk factor and immune factors play a key …

The global epidemic of obesity is accompanied by an increased prevalence of
cardiovascular disease (CVD), in particular stroke and heart attack. Dysfunctional adipose …

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this review is to focus on the importance of metabolic
syndrome (MBS) and its increased prevalence in postmenopausal (PM) women. Also the …

Low-grade systemic inflammation associated to obesity leads to cardiovascular
complications, caused partly by infiltration of adipose and vascular tissue by effector T cells …

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of melatonin on glucose homeostasis in
young male Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats, an experimental model of metabolic syndrome …

Obesity is a major health burden with an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality. Endothelial dysfunction is pivotal to the development of cardiovascular disease …