JP Whitehead, AA Richards, IJ Hickman, GA … - Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism, 2006 - pt.wkhealth.com Adiponectin is a recently described adipokine that has been recognized as a key
regulator of insulin sensitivity and tissue inflammation. It is produced by
adipose tissue (white and brown) and circulates in the blood at very high ... Cited by 130 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►shouxi.net IM Heid, SA Wagner, H Gohlke, B Iglseder, JC … - Diabetes, 2006 - Am Diabetes Assoc The associations of the adiponectin (APM1) gene with parameters of the metabolic
syndrome are inconsistent. We performed a systematic investigation based on
fine-mapped single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) highlighting the genetic ... Cited by 52 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►diabetesjournals.org C Menzaghi, V Trischitta, A Doria - Diabetes, 2007 - Am Diabetes Assoc Recent evidence points to molecules secreted by the adipose tissue, or
adipokines, as possible links between increased adipose mass and metabolic
abnormalities. Among these molecules, adiponectin has drawn much attention ... Cited by 52 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
- ►darkmay.cz [PDF] DR Gable, SJ Hurel, SE Humphries - Atherosclerosis, 2006 - Elsevier The increasing prevalence of obesity and metabolic syndrome/insulin resistance
has attracted considerable interest due to their identification as risk factors
for cardiovascular disease and, hence, targets for cardiovascular disease ... Cited by 40 - Related articles - All 15 versions
WS Yang, LM Chuang - Journal of molecular medicine, 2006 - Springer Abstract Adiponectin, an adipose-derived plasma protein, has been well
established to be an important biomarker for metabolic syndrome and its
complications after exhausted studies in humans. Animal and cell culture ... Cited by 34 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
S Koks, K Kingo, K Vabrit, R Rätsep, M … - Genes and immunity, 2005 - nature.com The aim of present study was to elucidate the role of the interleukin (IL)-24
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SK Das, SC Elbein - Cellscience, 2006 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov Type 2 Diabetes results from a complex physiologic process that includes the
pancreatic beta cells, peripheral glucose uptake in muscle, the secretion of
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- ►shouxi.net A Siddiq, F Lepretre, S Hercberg, P Froguel, … - Diabetes, 2005 - Am Diabetes Assoc AHSG is a multifunctional protein with diverse biological functions that include
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RA Mathias, P Gao, JL Goldstein, AF Wilson, … - BMC genetics, 2006 - biomedcentral.com Past work on asthmatic African American families revealed a strong linkage peak
with modest evidence of association on chromosome 11q. Here, we perform tests of
association for asthma and a panel of 609 SNPs in African American subjects ... Cited by 18 - Related articles - Cached - All 8 versions
F Vasseur, D Meyre, P Froguel - Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine, 2006 - Cambridge Univ Press Adiponectin, a protein exclusively secreted by adipose tissue but present at low
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