- ►diabetesjournals.org K Hotta, T Funahashi, NL Bodkin, HK … - Diabetes, 2001 - Am Diabetes Assoc Adiponectin is an adipose-specific plasma protein whose plasma concentrations
are decreased in obese subjects and type 2 diabetic patients. This protein
possesses putative antiatherogenic and anti-inflammatory properties. In the ... Cited by 741 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►endojournals.org C Weyer, T Funahashi, S Tanaka, K Hotta, Y … - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2001 - Endocrine Soc Plasma adiponectin concentration was negatively correlated with percent body fat
(r = -0.43), waist-to-thigh ratio (r = -0.46), fasting plasma insulin
concentration (r = -0.63), and 2-h glucose concentration (r = -0.38), and ... Cited by 1865 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
- ►ahajournals.org K Hotta, T Funahashi, Y Arita, M Takahashi, … - Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 2000 - Am Heart Assoc Abstract—Adiponectin is a novel, adipose-specific protein abundantly present
in the circulation, and it has antiatherogenic properties. We analyzed the
plasma adiponectin concentrations in age- and body mass index ... Cited by 1787 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
Y Arita, S Kihara, N Ouchi, M Takahashi, K … - Biochemical and Biophysical Research …, 1999 - Elsevier We isolated the human adipose-specific and most abundant gene transcript, apM1
(Maeda, K., et al.,Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.221, 286–289, 1996). The apM1
gene product was a kind of soluble matrix protein, which we named ... Cited by 2210 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
RS Lindsay, T Funahashi, RL Hanson, Y … - The Lancet, 2002 - Elsevier Adiponectin is a collagen-like circulating protein secreted by adipocytes that
is proposed to mediate obesity-related resistance to insulin. In a case-control
series, we assessed the role of adiponectin in later development of type 2 ... Cited by 710 - Related articles - All 5 versions
- ►nih.gov J Fruebis, TS Tsao, S Javorschi, D Ebbets- … - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2001 - National Acad Sciences Adipocyte complement-related protein (30 kDa) (Acrp30), a secreted protein of
unknown function, is exclusively expressed in differentiated adipocytes; its
mRNA is decreased in obese humans and mice. Here we describe novel ... Cited by 1213 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 11 versions
N Maeda, M Takahashi, T Funahashi, S Kihara … - Diabetes, 2001 - Am Diabetes Assoc Insulin resistance and its dreaded consequence, type 2 diabetes, are major
causes of atherosclerosis. Adiponectin is an adipose-specific plasma protein
that possesses anti-atherogenic properties, such as the suppression of ... Cited by 1009 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
AH Berg, TP Combs, X Du, M Brownlee, PE … - Nature Medicine, 2001 - nature.com Acrp30 is a circulating protein synthesized in adipose tissue. A single
injection in mice of purified recombinant Acrp30 leads to a 2−3-fold elevation
in circulating Acrp30 levels, which triggers a transient decrease in basal ... Cited by 1424 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
T Yamauchi, J Kamon, H Waki, Y Terauchi, N … - Nature Medicine, 2001 - alzet.com Insulin resistance induced by high-fat diet and associated with obesity is a
major risk factor for diabetes and cardiovascular dis- eases. Adipose tissue is
not simply a store of excess energy, but also secretes a variety of ... Cited by 2306 - Related articles - View as HTML - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►endojournals.org WS Yang, WJ Lee, T Funahashi, S Tanaka, Y … - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2001 - Endocrine Soc Adiponectin, an adipose tissue-specific plasma protein, was recently revealed to
have anti-inflammatory effects on the cellular components of vascular wall. Its
plasma levels were significantly lower in men than in women and lower in ... Cited by 748 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions