Besides its role as an energy storage organ, adipose tissue can be viewed as a dynamic
and complex endocrine organ, which produces and secretes several adipokines, including …

Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a collection of cardiometabolic risk factors that includes obesity,
insulin resistance, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Although there has been significant …

For many years, adipose tissue was considered as an inert energy storage organ that
accumulates and stores triacylglycerols during energy excess and releases fatty acids in …

Clear evidence indicates that cytokines, for instance, adipokines, hepatokines, inflammatory
cytokines, myokines, and osteokines, contribute substantially to the development of …

Adipose tissue has traditionally been defined as connective tissue that stores excess
calories in the form of triacylglycerol. However, the physiologic functions attributed to …

The breakthrough discoveries of leptin and adiponectin more than two decades ago led to a
widespread recognition of adipose tissue as an endocrine organ. Many more adipose tissue …

Metabolic syndrome is a global public health problem and predisposes individuals to
obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Although the underlying mechanisms remain …

Since the discovery of adipose tissue as a higly active endocrine tissue, adipokines,
peptides produced by adipose tissue and exerting autocrine, paracrine and endocrine …

Chemerin is a secreted protein with a complex but well-established role in immune function.
Parallel lines of investigation also support the notion that chemerin is a novel adipokine that …

Skeletal muscle and adipose tissue are the two largest organs in the body. Skeletal muscle
is an effector organ, and adipose tissue is an organ that stores energy; in addition, they are …