Methods for assessment, eg., anthropometric indicators and imaging techniques, of several
phenotypes of human obesity, with special reference to abdominal fat content, have been …

This paper presents the 12th update of the human obesity gene map, which incorporates
published results up to the end of October 2005. Evidence from single‐gene mutation …

Rationale: In patients with community-acquired pneumonia, guidelines recommend
antibiotic treatment for 7 to 21 d. Procalcitonin is elevated in bacterial infections, and its …

A mitochondrial protein called uncoupling protein (UCP1) plays an important role in
generating heat and burning calories by creating a pathway that allows dissipation of the …

Introduction thermogenesis. The latter, at least in rodents, involves The ability to assure
continuous availability of energy the function of brown adipose tissue (BAT; Lowell and …

Obesity is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in developed countries, and is also
becoming increasingly prevalent in the developing world. Although environmental factors …

The total and regional peripheral resistance and capacitance of the vascular system is
regulated by the sympathetic nervous system, which influences the vasculature mainly …

Cardiac function is controlled by the autonomic nervous system (ie, the sympathetic and the
parasympathetic nervous systems), which act via adrenoceptors and muscarinic …

How regular physical activity is able to improve health remains poorly understood. The
release of factors from skeletal muscle following exercise has been proposed as a possible …

The autonomic nervous system modulates glucose and fat metabolism through both direct
neural effects and hormonal effects. This review presents recent concepts on the …