Diabetes mellitus (DM) and diabetes-related complications are amongst the leading causes
of mortality worldwide. The international diabetes federation (IDF) has estimated 592 million …

Simple Summary Adipocytes associated with visceral adipose tissue release omentin-1
(also known as intelectin-1), an adipokine whose gene is located at the chromosomal region …

Background Type-2 diabetes mellitus is one of the major risk factors of atherosclerosis,
particularly in peripheral artery disease (PAD). Several studies have documented a …

Adiponectin is a prime determinant of the status of insulin resistance. Association studies
between adiponectin (ADIPOQ) gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and …

Background Cardiovascular complications represent the major cause of morbidity and
mortality of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. In particular, peripheral artery disease …

Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases with high prevalence, mortality and
morbidity characterized by prolonged high blood glucose concentrations resulting from …

Omentin is an adipokine mainly produced by visceral fat tissue. It has two isoforms, omentin-
1 and omentin-2. Omentin-1 is predominantly secreted by visceral adipose tissue, derived …

Dysfunctional adipocytes/β-cells advance type 2 diabetes (T2D). Calorie restriction (CR)
improves insulin sensitivity and fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels, while γ-aminobutyric …

Objective Omentin-1 is a newly discovered metabolic regulatory adipokine. Studies have
shown that omentin-1 possesses pleiotropic effects in different types of cells. This study aims …

Glucocorticoid excess often causes a variety of cardiovascular complications, including
hypertension, atherosclerosis, and cardiac hypertrophy. To abrogate its cardiac side effects …