- ►nih.gov T Kadowaki, T Yamauchi, N Kubota, K … - Journal of Clinical …, 2006 - Am Soc Clin Investig Adiponectin is an adipokine that is specifically and abundantly expressed in adipose tissue and
directly sensitizes the body to insulin. Hypoadiponectinemia, caused by interactions of genetic
factors such as SNPs in the Adiponectin gene and environmental factors causing obesity, ... Cited by 411 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
- ►endojournals.org ME Trujillo, PE Scherer - Endocrine reviews, 2006 - Endocrine Soc The endocrine functions of the adipose organ are widely studied at this stage. The adipose
organ, and in particular adipocytes, communicate with almost all other organs. Although some
adipose tissue pads assume the functions as distinct "miniorgans," adipocytes can also ... Cited by 119 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
M Blüher, AM Brennan, T Kelesidis, J Kratzsch, M … - Diabetes Care, 2007 - Am Diabetes Assoc RESULTS—HMW adiponectin and total adiponectin (ALPCO) had similar ability to predict the
presence of insulin resistance. Total adiponectin, as measured by radioimmunoassay
(LINCO) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (Mediagnost), correlated most ... Cited by 55 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
R Basu, UB Pajvani, RA Rizza, PE Scherer - Diabetes, 2007 - Am Diabetes Assoc OBJECTIVE—Adiponectin is an adipocyte-specific secretory protein found in circulation in several
different forms and is present at significantly lower levels in the plasma of diabetic patients compared
with that of insulin-sensitive individuals. We wanted to test whether insulin per se is a ... Cited by 53 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
CM Kusminski, PG McTernan, T Schraw, K Kos, JP O' … - Diabetologia, 2007 - Springer Abstract Aims/hypothesis Adiponectin is an adipocyte-derived se- cretory factor that is specifically
produced in adipocytes. It exerts effects on energy homeostasis via peripheral and central
mechanisms. However, it is not clear whether adiponectin crosses the blood–brain barrier ... Cited by 45 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►nursing2008.com C Lara-Castro, Y Fu, BH Chung, WT … - Current opinion in …, 2007 - journals.lww.com Recent findings: Adiponectin is an important autocrine/paracrine factor in adipose tissue that
modulates differentiation of preadipocytes and favors formation of mature adipocytes. It also
functions as an endocrine factor, influencing whole-body metabolism via effects on target ... Cited by 45 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►endojournals.org S Araki, K Dobashi, K Kubo, K Asayama, A … - Journal of Clinical …, 2006 - Endocrine Soc Objective: The objective of the study was to determine whether high molecular-weight adiponectin
(H-Adn) more specifically relates to metabolic derangement in obese children than total adiponectin
(T-Adn). ... Design and Setting: A case (n = 59) control (n = 28) study was performed at ... Cited by 40 - Related articles - All 5 versions
P Fischer-Posovszky, M Wabitsch, Z Hochberg - Hormone and metabolic …, 2007 - cat.inist.fr Adipose tissue is the body's largest repository of energy and it plays an important role in total
energy homeostasis. Moreover, it is now well recognized as an endocrine organ. A wide range
of different factors including complex proteins as well as fatty acids, prostaglandins, and ... Cited by 35 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
MA Cornier, D Dabelea, TL Hernandez, RC … - Endocrine …, 2008 - Endocrine Soc The "metabolic syndrome" (MetS) is a clustering of components that reflect overnutrition, sedentary
lifestyles, and resultant excess adiposity. The MetS includes the clustering of abdominal
obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and elevated blood pressure and is associated ... Cited by 41 - Related articles - All 5 versions
M Guerre-Millo - Diabetes and Metabolism, 2008 - Elsevier The discoveries of leptin and adiponectin were breakthroughs in the field of metabolic
diseases. Adipose cells produce both proteins and release them into the circulation. Leptin acts
as a fundamental signal for the brain to modulate food intake as a function of energy ... Cited by 36 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 2 versions
