Adipokines protecting CKD [PDF]
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 2013 Increasing incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) which leads to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is one of the major health issues in the modern world and requires novel strategies for treatment. Adipose tissue has been recognized to have endocrine function and secretes a variety of hormones called adipokines.
Satoshi, Miyamoto, Kumar, Sharma
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Adipokines in glucose and lipid metabolism
Adipocyte, 2023 Adipokines are proteins secreted by adipose tissue to regulate glucolipid metabolism and play vital roles in our body. Different adipokines have more than one endocrine function and be divided into several different categories according to their ...
Xueqing Wang, Siwen Zhang, Zhuo Li
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Newly Discovered Adipokines: Pathophysiological Link Between Obesity and Cardiometabolic Disorders
Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 With the increasing prevalence of obesity, obesity-related problems such as cardiometabolic disorders (CMD), are also rapidly increasing. To prevent and alleviate the progressive course of CMD, it is important to discover the pathophysiological ...
Jung A. Kim, Kyung Mook Choi
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Investigating interactions between epicardial adipose tissue and cardiac myocytes: what can we learn from different approaches? [PDF]
, 2017 Heart disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Some cardiovascular conditions can be modulated by lifestyle factors such as increased exercise or a healthier diet, but many require surgical or pharmacological ...
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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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Regulation of vascular tone by adipocytes
BMC Medicine, 2011 Recent studies have shown that adipose tissue is an active endocrine and paracrine organ secreting several mediators called adipokines. Adipokines include hormones, inflammatory cytokines and other proteins.
Van de Voorde Johan, Maenhaut Nele
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Adiponectin, in contrast to leptin, is not associated with body mass index, waist circumference and HOMA-IR in subjects of a west-African population [PDF]
, 2018 Factors associated with plasma levels of adiponectin and leptin were studied in adult subjects without diabetes from Cotonou in Benin (West‐Africa). Seventy (70) men and 45 women were included in the study.
Adehan, Grace +7 more
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Obesity as a risk factor for multiple myeloma: insight on the role of adipokines
Pathology and Oncology Research, 2023 Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematologic disorder characterized by the accumulation of malignant plasma cells in the bone marrow. Genetic and environmental factors are contributed to the etiology of MM.
Wenting Tie +8 more
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Adipokines expression in reproductive tract, egg white and embryonic annexes in hen
Poultry Science, 2023 : In mammals, molecules mainly secreted by white adipose tissue named adipokines are also synthetized locally in the reproductive tract and are able to influence reproductive functions.
Ophélie Bernardi +6 more
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Adipokines as metabolic modulators of ovarian functions in livestock: A mini-review
Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 2016 Adipose tissue is the principal fat storing tissue which secretes various molecules known as adipokines. The major adipokines secreted from adipose tissue are leptin, adiponectin, visfatin, resistin, chemerin and apelin.
Smruti Ranjan Mishra +4 more
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