From a biological point of view, aging can be considered a progressive inability of an
organism to react to stress, maintain homeostasis, and survive unfavourable changes during …

Being overweight or obese is a worldwide epidemic. Adiposity can cause fat mass–related
cardiovascular disease (CVD). Adiposity may also cause adipocyte and adipose tissue …

Obesity predisposes individuals to the development of insulin resistance in skeletal muscle
and the liver, and researchers have recently proposed two mechanisms by which excess …

When caloric intake exceeds caloric expenditure, the positive caloric balance and storage of
energy in adipose tissue often causes adipocyte hypertrophy and visceral adipose tissue …

Background The production of peroxide and superoxide is an inevitable consequence of
aerobic metabolism, and while these particular'reactive oxygen species'(ROSs) can exhibit a …

Epicardial fat is a relatively neglected component of the heart. The purpose of this review
was to examine the anatomic and biochemical data on epicardial fat; to examine the …

Ceretain treatments may lead to significant changes in adipocytokine levels. For example
include beta-2 adrenoreceptor agonists, thiazolidinediones as well as androgens lead to …

Visfatin has recently been identified as a novel visceral adipokine which may be involved in
obesity-related vascular disorders. However, it is not known whether visfatin directly …

Emerging pathological evidence indicates that major chronic aging-related diseases such
as atherosclerosis, arthritis, dementia, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular diseases, are …

Toll‐like receptors (TLRs) are a family of cellular structures activated by recognition of
pathogen associated molecular sequences. The activation of TLRs triggers a variety of …