- ►diabetesjournals.org J Tonelli, W Li, P Kishore, UB Pajvani, E … - Diabetes, 2004 - Am Diabetes Assoc Whereas thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are known to rapidly improve insulin action in
animals, short durations of TZD therapy have never been studied in humans. Among
the many known actions of TZDs, increased circulating levels of the high ... Cited by 143 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
UB Pajvani, M Hawkins, TP Combs, MW Rajala … - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2004 - ASBMB Adiponectin is an adipocyte-specific secretory protein that circulates in serum
as a hexamer of relatively low molecular weight (LMW) and a larger multimeric
structure of high molecular weight (HMW). Serum levels of the protein ... Cited by 533 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
M Fisher, ME Trujillo, W Hanif, AH Barnett, … - Diabetologia, 2005 - Springer Abstract Aims/hypothesis: It is well established that total systemic adiponectin
is reduced in type 2 diabetic subjects. To date most studies have been concerned
with the singular full-length protein or proteolytically cleaved globular ... Cited by 124 - Related articles - All 3 versions
H Waki, T Yamauchi, J Kamon, Y Ito, S Uchida … - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2003 - ASBMB Adiponectin is an adipocyte-derived hormone, which has been shown to play
important roles in the regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism. Eight
mutations in human adiponectin have been reported, some of which were ... Cited by 423 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►angrylapdog.com T Bobbert, H Rochlitz, U Wegewitz, S Akpulat, … - Diabetes, 2005 - diabetes.diabetesjournals.org.p.angrylapdog.com Adiponectin affects lipid metabolism and insulin sensitivity. However,
adiponectin circulates in three different oligomers that may also have distinct
biological functions. We aimed to analyze the role of these oligomers in ... Cited by 140 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
- ►diabetesjournals.org K Hara, M Horikoshi, T Yamauchi, H Yago, O … - Diabetes Care, 2006 - Am Diabetes Assoc OBJECTIVE—The high–molecular weight (HMW) form of adiponectin, an
adipocyte-derived insulin-sensitizing hormone, has been reported to be the most
active form of this hormone. We investigated whether measurement of plasma ... Cited by 147 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►physiology.org [PDF] A Bodles, A Banga, N Rasouli, F Ono, PA … - American Journal of Physiology- Endocrinology And …, 2006 - Am Physiological Soc The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, and the Department of Medicine,
Division of Endocrinology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little
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UB Pajvani, X Du, TP Combs, AH Berg, MW … - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2003 - ASBMB Acrp30/adiponectin is an adipocyte-specific secretory protein that has recently
been implicated as a mediator of systemic insulin sensitivity with liver and
muscle as target organs. Acrp30 is found as two forms in serum, as a lower ... Cited by 505 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
- ►diabetesjournals.org C Lara-Castro, N Luo, P Wallace, RL Klein, … - Diabetes, 2006 - Am Diabetes Assoc Adiponectin circulates in human plasma mainly as a 180-kDa low molecular weight
(LMW) hexamer and a high molecular weight (HMW) multimer of ∼360 kDa. We
comprehensively examined the relationships between circulating levels of ... Cited by 179 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►endojournals.org Y Miyazaki, A Mahankali, E Wajcberg, M … - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2004 - Endocrine Soc We examined the effect of pioglitazone (PIO) on circulating adipocytokine levels
to elucidate the mechanisms by which thiazolidinediones improve insulin
resistance in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Twenty-three subjects with ... Cited by 115 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
