These results demonstrate a graded inverse association between adiponectin levels and risk of diabetes in a cohort of middle-aged African-American and white men and women, representative of four U.S.

A registry analysis of Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes suggests that a higher concentration of circulating adiponectin, a protein typically associated with reduced cardiovascular risk, is ...

Sofia Antipolis, France - Increased levels of adiponectin, a cytokine released from adipose tissue, were associated with greater risk of MI and all-cause and CV mortality in a prospective study of ...

Adiponectin, a hormone secreted by adipose tissue, plays a doubly important role in preserving pancreatic function: in lean people, it protects beta cells, which make insulin, and in obese people, it ...

Objectives: We examined the effects of rosiglitazone: 1) on glucose homeostasis, insulin action, beta-cell function, and plasma adiponectin and TNF-alpha (TNF-α) levels; and 2) the expression of ...

Diabetes has become a leading cause of morbidity and mortality and the prevention and management of diabetes is now a major global health concern. While recent studies link obesity with diabetes, ...

Yun Qiu, Su-Fan Wang, Chao Yu, Qian Chen, Rui Jiang, Lei Pei, Yuan-Ling Huang, Neng-Zhi Pang, Zhenfeng Zhang, Wenhua Ling and Lili Yang Background/Aims: Some adipokines, such as adiponectin and leptin ...