Adipose tissue is now recognized as an important endocrine organ, capable of secreting a
large number of endocrine factors which regulate a wide variety of physiological functions …

Maternal lipids are strong determinants of fetal fat mass. Here we review the overall lipid
metabolism in normal and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) pregnancies. During early …

The incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has doubled over the last 6–8 years
and is paralleling the obesity epidemic. GDM carries longterm implications for the …

Chronic inflammation and reduced adiponectin are widely observed in the white adipose
tissue in obesity. However, the cause of the changes remains to be identified. In this study …

Adiponectin is a white and brown adipose tissue hormone, also known as gelatin-binding
protein-28 (GBP28), AdipoQ, adipocyte complement-related protein (ACRP30), or apM1 …

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) and CCAAT/enhancer binding protein
α (C/EBPα) are key activators of adipogenesis. They mutually induce the expression of each …

The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of cardiometabolic alterations that include the presence
of arterial hypertension, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and abdominal obesity. Obesity is …

Adiponectin is an adipose-derived hormone that plays an important role in maintaining
energy homeostasis. Adiponectin gene expression is diminished in both obesity and type 2 …

Adiponectin is the most abundant plasma adipokine. It mainly derives from white adipose
tissue and plays a key role in the control of energy metabolism thanks to its insulin …

Adiponectin is an adipose-tissue-derived hormone with anti-diabetic, anti-atherogenic and
anti-inflammatory functions. Adiponectin circulates in the bloodstream in trimeric, hexameric …