Abstract The “metabolic syndrome”(MetS) is a clustering of components that reflect
overnutrition, sedentary lifestyles, and resultant excess adiposity. The MetS includes the …

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most frequent female endocrine disorder, affecting
5%–10% of women, causing infertility due to dysfunctional follicular maturation and …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the antiobesity effect of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a green
tea bioactive polyphenol in a mouse model of diet-induced obesity. METHODS: Obesity was …

Objectives Perivascular adipose tissue secretes an adipocyte-derived relaxing factor
(s)(ADRF) that opens Kv channels in rat arteries. Visceral fat accumulation causes adipocyte …

The metabolic syndrome represents a constellation of cardiovascular risk factors that
promote the development of cardiovascular disease. Oxidative stress is a mediator of …

Inbred mouse strains provide genetic diversity comparable to that of the human population.
Like humans, mice have a wide range of diabetes-related phenotypes. The inbred mouse …

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) causes swollen ovaries in women at reproductive age
due to hormonal disorder with small cysts on the outer edges. The cause of the disorder is …

We previously identified Nob1 as a quantitative trait locus for high-fat diet–induced obesity
and diabetes in genome-wide scans of outcross populations of obese and lean mouse …

Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) plays a paracrine role in regulating vascular tone. We
hypothesize that PVAT undergoes adaptative mechanisms during initial steps of diet …

The superior ovarian nerve (SON) arrives at the ovary through the suspensory ligament and
innervates mainly the ovarian stroma. Most neurones from which the SON fibres originate …