Adipokines in atherosclerosis: unraveling complex roles
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023 Adipokines are biologically active factors secreted by adipose tissue that act on local and distant tissues through autocrine, paracrine, and endocrine mechanisms.
Jiaying Luo +7 more
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Research progress on the role of adipokines in the pathogenesis of sarcopenia in the elderly [PDF]
Jichu yixue yu linchuang, 2023 The change of fat distribution, the decrease of physical activity and the influence of diseases during aging will change the circulating level of adipokines.
DANG Caihong, LI Weixin
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Adipokines in pulmonary hypertension: angels or demons?
Heliyon, 2023 Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a devastating cardiopulmonary disorder with poor prognosis and limited curative options. Recent studies revealed a strong association between adipose tissue dysfunction (e.g., obesity) and PH.
Qi Jia +5 more
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Adipokines in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review of Clinical Data
Biomedicines, 2023 Adipokines are signaling proteins involved in metabolic, endocrinological, vascular and immunogenic processes. Associations of various adipokines with not only insulin resistance but also with increased insulin sensitivity, increased systolic blood ...
Noura Kabbani +6 more
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Adipokines in Sleep Disturbance and Metabolic Dysfunction: Insights from Network Analysis
Clocks & Sleep, 2022 Adipokines are a growing group of secreted proteins that play important roles in obesity, sleep disturbance, and metabolic derangements. Due to the complex interplay between adipokines, sleep, and metabolic regulation, an integrated approach is required ...
Zhikui Wei, You Chen, Raghu P. Upender
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Increased circulating ANG II and TNF-α represents important risk factors in obese Saudi adults with hypertension irrespective of diabetic status and BMI [PDF]
, 2012 Central adiposity is a significant determinant of obesity-related hypertension risk, which may arise due to the pathogenic inflammatory nature of the abdominal fat depot.
A Berrington de Gonzalez +63 more
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PPM1A Controls Diabetic Gene Programming through Directly Dephosphorylating PPAR?? at Ser273 [PDF]
, 2020 Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR gamma) is a master regulator of adipose tissue biology. In obesity, phosphorylation of PPAR gamma at Ser273 (pSer273) by cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5)/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK ...
Choi, Jang Hyun +11 more
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MiRNAs as novel adipokines : obesity-related circulating MiRNAs influence chemosensitivity in cancer patients [PDF]
, 2020 Adipose tissue is an endocrine organ, capable of regulating distant physiological processes in other tissues via the release of adipokines into the bloodstream.
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Adipokines as Clinically Relevant Therapeutic Targets in Obesity
Biomedicines, 2023 Adipokines provide an outstanding role in the comprehensive etiology of obesity and may link adipose tissue dysfunction to further metabolic and cardiovascular complications.
Marleen Würfel +6 more
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Leptin signalling, obesity and prostate cancer: molecular and clinical perspective on the old dilemma [PDF]
, 2015 The prevalence of global obesity is increasing. Obesity is associated with general cancer-related morbidity and mortality and is a known risk factor for development of specific cancers.
Alfraidi, Albandri +5 more
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