Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one the fastest emerging manifestations of the
metabolic syndrome worldwide. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), the progressive form …

Stem cells have two features: the ability to differentiate along different lineages and the
ability of self-renewal. Two major types of stem cells have been described, namely …

Tendon Injury and Tendinopathy: Healing and Repair : JBJS Tendon Injury and Tendinopathy:
Healing and Repair : JBJS JBJS Journal Case Connector Reviews JBJS.org Surgical …

Of all the aspects of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the slowest advances have
occurred in the therapeutic field. Thirty-five years after its formal description and after 15 …

Dietary fat intake is an environmental factor that affects many aspects of human health. 1
Several lines of evidence suggest that common diseases of modern society are associated …

Inflammatory mediators have the potential to impact a surprising range of diseases,
including obesity and its associated metabolic syndrome. In this paper, we show that the …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is characterized by insulin resistance in liver and muscle
and impaired insulin secretion. Considerable evidence also implicates deranged adipocyte …

Myostatin, a transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) family member, is a potent negative
regulator of skeletal muscle growth. In this study we characterized the myostatin signal …

The prevalence of obesity and related diabetes mellitus is increasing worldwide. Here we
review evidence for the existence of an adipoinsular axis, a dual hormonal feedback loop …

The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR γ) quickly evolved over the
last decade from a new orphan receptor to one of the best characterized nuclear receptors …