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 …

Adipokines are currently widely studied cellular signaling proteins produced by adipose
tissue and involved in various processes, including inflammation; energy and appetite …

Fish are the most diversified group of vertebrates and, although progress has been made in
the past years, only relatively few fish species have been examined to date, with regards to …

The antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and antibacterial properties of curcumin have made it a
valuable herbal product for improving various disorders, such as COVID‐19, cancer …

Background Since lifestyle changes are main therapies for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
(NAFLD), changing dietary components (nutritional or bioactive) may play a parallel …

Neuropeptides are a diverse class of signaling molecules in metazoans. They occur in all
animals with a nervous system and also in neuron-less placozoans. However, their origin …

Recent studies have shown that overweight and obesity play an important role in the
development of osteoarthritis (OA). However, joint overload is not the only risk factor in this …

Rheumatic diseases encompass a diverse group of chronic disorders that commonly affect
musculoskeletal structures. Osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are the two …

Adipokines are adipose tissue-derived factors not only playing an important role in
metabolism but also influencing other central processes of the body, such as inflammation …

Carotid artery stenosis (CAS), an atherosclerotic disease of the carotid artery, is one of the
leading causes of transient ischemic attacks (TIA) and cerebrovascular attacks (CVA). The …