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Diagnosis and treatment of lipodystrophy: a step-by-step approach
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, 2018 AimLipodystrophy syndromes are rare heterogeneous disorders characterized by deficiency of adipose tissue, usually a decrease in leptin levels and, frequently, severe metabolic abnormalities including diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia.PurposeTo describe
D. Araújo-Vilar, F. Santini
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Causes for the development of lipodystrophy among HIV and AIDS patients
RUDN Journal of Medicine, 2018 Today, about 35 million people worldwide are infected with HIV. These patients often develop lipid metabolism disorder called lipodystrophy syndrome. Various clinical features of lipodystrophy are peripheral fat loss in the lower limbs, face and buttocks
O V Azovtseva, M K Belous
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Visceral fat does not contribute to metabolic disease in lipodystrophy
Obesity Science & Practice, 2019 Summary Objectives Lipodystrophies are characterized by regional or generalized loss of adipose tissue and severe metabolic complications. The role of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) in the development of metabolic derangements in lipodystrophy is unknown.
N. Malandrino +8 more
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Dermatologic Clinics, 2008 Lipodystrophy syndromes comprise a group of rare, heterogeneous disorders characterized by progressive loss of fat tissue, mainly from subcutaneous compartment and occasionally affecting visceral fat. Lipoatrophy may be partial, localized, or generalized.
Pedro, Herranz +3 more
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Subclinical myocardial disease by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy in healthy HIV/Hepatitis C virus-coinfected persons. [PDF]
, 2017 Objective The contribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection to the risk of heart failure in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-coinfected persons is unknown.
Ambale-Venkatesh, Bharath +9 more
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The adipokine sFRP4 induces insulin resistance and lipogenesis in the liver [PDF]
, 2019 Secreted frizzled-related protein (sFRP) 4 is an adipokine with increased expression in white adipose tissue from obese subjects with type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Al-Hasani, Hadi +12 more
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Autoimmunity in lipodystrophy syndromes
La Presse Médicale, 2021 Lipodystrophy syndromes are rare, heterogeneous disorders characterized by the complete or partial deficiency of adipose tissue and are classified according to the extent of fat loss in generalized or partial subtypes, or based on the pathogenic mechanisms in genetic or acquired.
Giovanni Ceccarini +4 more
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Eating and Weight DisordersPurpose Bariatric surgery (BS), an effective treatment for severe obesity and its comorbidities, may result in micronutrient and vitamin deficiencies.
Alessio Basolo +20 more
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Leptin in Relation to the Lipodystrophy-Associated Metabolic Syndrome [PDF]
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, 2012 Leptin, an adipocyte-secreted hormone, regulates energy homeostasis as well as reproductive, neuroendocrine, immune and metabolic functions. Subjects with decreased amounts of fat in their adipose tissue, i.e., lipoatrophy, have low leptin levels. In the
Christos S. Mantzoros
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