N Stefan, B Vozarova, T Funahashi, Y … - Diabetes, 2002 - Am Diabetes Assoc Adiponectin, the most abundant adipose-specific protein, has been found to be
negatively associated with degree of adiposity and positively associated with
insulin sensitivity in Pima Indians and other populations. Moreover, ... Cited by 319 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 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
O Tschritter, A Fritsche, C Thamer, M Haap, F … - Diabetes, 2003 - Am Diabetes Assoc In animals, the adipocyte-derived hormone adiponectin has been shown to improve
insulin sensitivity, a key factor in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. In
Pima Indians, high plasma adiponectin levels are associated with increased ... Cited by 321 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►endojournals.org M Matsubara, S Maruoka, S Katayose - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2002 - Endocrine Soc Plasma adiponectin concentrations in women with the highest tertile of TG (1.69
mM ) were decreased, compared with the middle (1.13 <1.69) or lowest tertile of
TG ( <1.13) (5.9 ± 0.5 vs. 7.5 ± 0.3, 9.2 ± 0.2 µg/ml; P < 0.005, ... Cited by 356 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►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
- ►nih.gov TP Combs, AH Berg, S Obici, PE Scherer, L … - Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2001 - Am Soc Clin Investig Intraperitoneal injection of purified recombinant Acrp30 lowers glucose levels
in mice. To gain insight into the mechanism(s) of this hypoglycemic effect,
purified recombinant Acrp30 was infused in conscious mice during a ... Cited by 596 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
N Stefan, B Vozarova, T Funahashi, Y … - Obesity, 2002 - nature.com Results: Before correlational analyses, waist-to-thigh ratio (WTR) and
percentage of body fat (PFAT) were adjusted for age, sex, and race; 24-hour EE
was adjusted for fat mass and fat-free mass, and 24-hour RQ were adjusted ... Cited by 37 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
N Kubota, Y Terauchi, T Yamauchi, T Kubota, … - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2002 - ASBMB The adipocyte-derived hormone adiponectin has been proposed to play important
roles in the regulation of energy homeostasis and insulin sensitivity, and it
has been reported to exhibit putative antiatherogenic properties in vitro. ... Cited by 807 - Related articles - 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
