The mammalian skin is a heterogeneous organ/tissue covering our body, showing regional
variations and endowed with neuroendocrine activities. The latter is represented by its ability …

Steroid hormones are an important class of regulatory molecules that are synthesized in
steroidogenic cells of the adrenal, ovary, testis, placenta, brain, and skin, and influence a …

Hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) was initially characterized as the hormonally regulated
neutral lipase activity responsible for the breakdown of triacylglycerols into fatty acids in …

Branched esters of palmitic acid and hydroxy stearic acid are antiinflammatory and
antidiabetic lipokines that belong to a family of fatty acid (FA) esters of hydroxy fatty acids …

Glucocorticoid hormones (GCs) are important regulators of lipid metabolism, promoting
lipolysis with acute treatment but lipogenesis with chronic exposure. Conventional wisdom …

Long-term cytokine-mediated inflammation is a risk factor for obesity and type 2 diabetes
mellitus (T2DM). Our previous studies reveal significant associations between promoter …

Adipose tissue is a major regulator of metabolism in health and disease. The prominent
roles of adipose tissue are to sequester fatty acids in times of energy excess and to release …

Adipose tissue lipolysis : Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care Adipose tissue
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The ratio of free fatty acid (FFA) turnover decreases significantly with the expansion of white
adipose tissue. Adipose tissue and dietary saturated fatty acid levels significantly correlate …

The aim of present study was to evaluate the effects of Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS)
against acute ethanol-induced liver injury and further to elucidate its probable mechanisms …