New adipokines vaspin and omentin. Circulating levels and gene expression in adipose tissue from morbidly obese women

2011194 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Teresa Auguet · Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII de Tarragona

Yunuen Quintero · Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili

David Riesco · Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII de Tarragona

Beatriz Morancho · Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili

Ximena Terra · Universidad Rovira i Virgili

Anna Crescenti · Universidad Rovira i Virgili

Montserrat Broch

Abstract

The present study indicates that vaspin may have a compensatory role in the underlying inflammation of obesity. Decreased omentin circulating levels have a close association with MS in morbidly obese women.

Topics & Keywords

Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Regulation of Appetite and Obesity

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Medical Genetics

Volume 12, Issue 1, pp. 60-60

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-12-60

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