During pregnancy, the mother must adapt her body systems to support nutrient and oxygen
supply for growth of the baby in utero and during the subsequent lactation. These include …

Maternal obesity is associated with pregnancy complications and increases the risk for the
infant to develop obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease later in life. However, the …

Like the obesity epidemic, our understanding of adipocytes and adipose tissue is
expanding. Just in the past decade, substantial advances have led to new insights into the …

Adiponectin, the most abundant protein secreted by white adipose tissue, is known for its
involvement in obesity-related disorders such as insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus …

The understanding of adipose tissue role has evolved from that of a depot energy storage
organ to a dynamic endocrine organ. While genetics, sexual phenotype and sex steroids …

Adipocytokines are hormonally active molecules that are believed to play a key role in the
regulation of crucial biological processes in the human body. Numerous experimental …

Objective To identify possible mechanisms linking obesity in pregnancy to increased fetal
adiposity and growth, a unique mouse model of maternal obesity associated with fetal …

Adipose tissue has been viewed as the primary source of stored energy, but with the
discovery of novel adipose tissue gene products, ie, adipokines, another equally important …

Adiponectin is an adipocyte-derived hormone that plays a critical role in energy
homeostasis, mainly attributed to its insulin-sensitizing properties. Accumulating studies …

Adiponectin is an adipokine associated with the healthy obese phenotype. Adiponectin
increases insulin sensitivity and has cardio and vascular protection actions. Studies related …