- ►diabetesjournals.org A Muscari, S Antonelli, G Bianchi, G Cavrini, S … - Diabetes Care, 2007 - Am Diabetes Assoc RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—Four inflammatory markers (leukocyte count, erythrocyte
sedimentation rate [ESR], high-sensitivity C-reactive protein [CRP], and C3 complement) were
assessed as possible determinants of the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) index, ... Cited by 3 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►physiology.org W Cui, S Paglialunga, D Kalant, HL Lu, C … - American Journal of …, 2007 - Am Physiological Soc Acylation-stimulating protein (ASP), a lipogenic hormone, stimulates triglyceride (TG) synthesis
and glucose transport upon activation of C5L2, a G protein-coupled receptor. ASP-deficient mice
have reduced adipose tissue mass due to increased energy expenditure despite ... Cited by 7 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
- ►endocrinology-journals.org S Paglialunga, P Schrauwen, C Roy, E … - Journal of …, 2007 - Soc Endocrinology Activation of C5L2, a G-protein-coupled receptor, by acylation-stimulating protein/complement
C3adesArg (ASP/C3adesArg) has been shown to stimulate triglyceride (TG) synthesis in both
mature adipocytes and preadipocytes. ASP is an adipocyte-derived hormone that acts by ... Cited by 11 - Related articles - All 2 versions
R Stienstra, C Duval, S Keshtkar, J van der Laak, S … - Journal of Biological …, 2008 - ASBMB , Nijmegen, The Netherlands *Current address: Department of Internal Medicine, ... Radboud
University Nijmegen Medical Centre , Nijmegen, The Netherlands Corresponding Author: Michael
Müller, PhD, Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, PO Box 8129, 6700 EV ... Cited by 4 - Related articles - All 2 versions
M DiGirolamo - Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov When adipose tissue enlarges in obesity, as the result of an imbalance between caloric intake
and caloric expenditure, many changes occur in the cellular components of the adipose
mass. A combination of increased cell size and number underlies the accretion of the ... Cited by 4 - Related articles
R MacLaren, D Kalant, K Cianflone - Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 2007 - ingentaconnect.com Abstract: Acylation-stimulating protein (ASP) and interaction with its receptor C5L2 influences
adipocyte metabolism. We examined insulin resistance and differentiation-mediated regulation
of C5L2 and the mechanistic impact on both C5L2 cell- surface protein and ligand ... Cited by 4 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
T Fujita, T Fujioka, T Murakami, A … - Journal of Clinical …, 2007 - interscience.wiley.com Acylation stimulating protein (ASP) is a fragment of the third component of complement (C3)
that is generated in the presence of chylomicron, and plays a role in the synthesis of triacylglycerol
by transporting free fatty acids into adipocytes. However, the precise mechanism of ASP ... Cited by 5 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 2 versions
- ►endojournals.org I Wernstedt, B Olsson, M Jernas, S Paglialunga, LMS … - Endocrinology, 2006 - Endocrine Soc IL-6-deficient (IL-6 –/– ) mice develop obesity at 6–7 months of age. To elucidate the mechanisms
of this mature-onset obesity, global gene expression profiles of 3-month-old preobese IL-6
–/– were compared with those of IL-6 +/+ mice using DNA arrays. Genes that were up- ... Cited by 5 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►gnmhealthcare.com [PDF] KW Carter, J Hung, BL Powell, S Wiltshire, BTX Foo, … - Human Genetics, 2008 - Springer Abstract The objective of this study was to determine whether single nucleotide polymorphisms
(SNPs) in the Interleukin-1 (IL-1) gene family are associated with central obesity and metabolic
syndrome in a coronary heart disease population. The IL-1 C-889T (rs1800587) and IL-1 ... Cited by 5 - Related articles - All 4 versions
O Osborn, SE Brownell, M Sanchez-Alavez, D Salomon … - Cytokine, 2008 - Elsevier The proinflammatory cytokine Interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β) is elevated in obese individuals and rodents
and it is implicated in impaired insulin secretion, decreased cell proliferation and apoptosis of
pancreatic beta cells. In this study we describe the therapeutic effects by an IL-1β ... Cited by 7 - Related articles - All 3 versions
