There are controversies regarding the association of visfatin with overweight/obesity, type 2
diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance (IR), metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease in …

In this review, we focus on the secreted form of nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase
(NAMPT); extracellular NAMPT (eNAMPT), also known as pre‐B cell colony‐enhancing …

Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) is an adipokine‐enzyme, which was
described as to play bioactivities both in the intracellular and in the extracellular …

Adiponectin circulates in blood in multiple isoforms. High molecular weight (HMW)
adiponectin is thought to be most biologically active and promotes glucose uptake, insulin …

STUDY QUESTION Do the circulating levels of a panel of adipokines involved in glucose
metabolism exhibit sexual dimorphism in the fasting state and after an oral glucose load …

Gingivitis and periodontitis are common bacterial infections caused by a variety of
microorganisms. Despite the microorganisms' roles as etiologic agents, inflammation …

Objective: To investigate the impact of obesity, weight loss and oral glucose ingestion on
serum visfatin and vaspin levels in prepubertal children. Subjects and methods: A total of …

Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are an independent factor predicting cardiovascular
events. Visfatin plays an important role in the pathogenesis of various metabolic disorders …

Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Nampt) is a key nicotinamide adenine
dinucleotide (NAD) biosynthetic enzyme in mammals, converting nicotinamide into …

Objective: Adipokines are signaling and mediator proteins secreted from adipose tissue. A
novel adipokine, visfatin, was reported as a protein which was mainly expressed in visceral …