- ►endojournals.org JM Fernandez-Real, W Ricart - Endocrine Reviews, 2003 - Endocrine Soc Insulin resistance is increasingly recognized as a chronic, low-level,
inflammatory state. Hyperinsulinemia and insulin action were initially proposed
as the common preceding factors of hypertension, low high-density ... Cited by 429 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
M Straczkowski, I Kowalska, A Nikolajuk, S … - Diabetes, 2004 - Am Diabetes Assoc In vitro studies revealed that insulin resistance might be associated with the
intracellular formation of ceramide, the second messenger in the sphingomyelin
signaling pathway. The aim of the present study was to examine the content ... Cited by 68 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►endojournals.org T You, AS Ryan, BJ Nicklas - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2004 - Endocrine Soc The purpose of this study was to investigate whether aerobic fitness, body
composition, body fat distribution, and inflammation are different in obese
postmenopausal women with and without the metabolic syndrome (MS), and ... Cited by 51 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
H Chen - Pharmacological research, 2006 - Elsevier Type 2 diabetes is rapidly becoming a worldwide epidemic. Obesity and sedentary
lifestyle are the main environmental causes for the development of insulin
resistance and type 2 diabetes. In the past decade, it has been ... Cited by 31 - Related articles - All 4 versions
KM Choi, J Lee, KW Lee, JA Seo, JH Oh, SG … - Diabetes research and clinical practice, 2004 - Elsevier This study was performed to compare concentrations of pro-inflammatory
cytokines, such as interleukin 6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) as
well as acute-phase protein, such as C-reactive protein (CRP) between ... Cited by 28 - Related articles - All 9 versions
MC Alessia, HR Lijnenb, D Bastelicaa, I … - Pathophysiol Haemost Thromb, 2003 - content.karger.com Abstract Obesity is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality and
morbidity mainly through insulin resist- ance. Dysregulation of protein
secretion by adipose tissue is involved in obesity-related diseases. ... Cited by 27 - Related articles - All 5 versions
GS Watson, S Craft - Journal of the neurological sciences, 2006 - Elsevier Insulin resistance (reduced ability of insulin to stimulate glucose utilization)
is common in North American and Europe, where as many as one third of all older
adults suffer from prodromal or clinical type 2 diabetes mellitus. It has ... Cited by 21 - Related articles - All 11 versions
- ►endojournals.org E Corpeleijn, WHM Saris, EHJM Jansen, … - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2005 - Endocrine Soc Results: IL-6, but not C-reactive protein or TNF- receptor 1 and 2, was released
by skeletal muscle. Muscle IL-6 release was higher in IGT than in NGT during
fasting (IGT = 2.26 ± 1.89 vs. NGT = 0.87 ± 0.48 fmol * 100 ml tissue ... Cited by 21 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
R Kaaja, H Laivuori, P Pulkki, MJ Tikkanen, V … - Metabolism, 2004 - Elsevier Both insulin resistance and inflammation may contribute to the onset of
preeclampsia. They also could be interrelated. We studied the relationship
between inflammatory cytokines and markers of insulin resistance. During ... Cited by 20 - Related articles - All 15 versions
- ►prsjournal.org K Esposito, G Giugliano, N Scuderi, D … - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2006 - journals.lww.com Summary: During the past 10 years, there has been a dramatic increase in the
prevalence of obesity in the United States and other developed nations. Recent
studies indicate that adipose tissue is an endocrine organ producing ... Cited by 16 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
