Adipocytokines, hormones secreted from adipose tissue, have been shown to be associated with many cancers such as breast, prostate and colorectal cancer. Recent studies have indicated that resistin and visfatin, two of these adipokines have high level plasma concentrations in colorectal cancer patients and may be promising biomarkers for colorectal cancer. The aim of this study was to identify ...

objective(s): this study was designed to investigate the effect of receptor for advanced glycation end products (rage), s100a12 and c-reactive protein (crp) on the release of circulating endothelial cells (cecs) from human coronary artery endothelial cells (hcaecs). materials and methods: hcaecs were cultured in increasing concentration of crp (0, 12.5, 25, 50μg/ml) or s100a12 protein (0, 4, 10...

Objective Chronic systemic infl ammation plays a pivotal role in the development of atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the present study, we investigated whether anti-TNF-α antagonist-monoclonal antibody-infl iximab administration alters circulating levels of resistin, a proinfl ammatory adipokine. We further assessed associations of circulating resistin concentrations with CRP an...

Resistin has been proposed as both an anti-adipogenic factor and an inducer of insulin resistance. During late pregnancy, white adipose tissue mass increases and insulin sensitivity decreases. To check for the involvement of resistin in these processes, we measured plasma resistin in pregnant and non-pregnant rats and in lactating dams. Plasma resistin increased by day 15 of pregnancy and remai...

Resistin and visfatin have been proposed as playing a role in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance. We assessed the relationship between their serum concentrations and insulin resistance in lean, obese diabetic and obese non-diabetic. We explore their relationship with inflammatory markers and anthropometric parameters in obese patients. We measured serum resistin, visfatin levels in obese di...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between serum resistin levels and chronic kidney disease (CKD). METHODS A total of 3192 community-dwelling subjects (1377 men, 1815 women), aged ≥40 years and without renal failure, were divided into four groups according to quartiles of serum resistin concentrations: ≤7.1, 7.2-9.9, 10.0-14.7 and ≥14.8 ng/mL. The associat...

obesity is characterized as a state of systemic low-grade inflammation suggesting a link between metabolism and immune function. obesity has been shown to predispose individuals to an increased risk of many diseases.since 1980s, a threefold increase in obesity has been reported in much of the world.obesity is a result of energy imbalance. one of the components that control energy balance is adi...

Background: Resistin and ghrelin are hormones that have roles in the glucose and lipid homeostasis and weight regulation. Human studies regarding resistin and ghrelin in diabetic patients are scarce, especially in the cases of normotensive and non-obese patients. This study was designed to illuminate some of the missing points.Methods: Eighty diabetic patients and eighty healthy individuals par...

Background: Adipokins are cytokines predominantely or exclusively expressed by adipose tissue that circulate and affect target tissues. Four known adipokines, adiponectin, visfatin/PBEF, omentin and vaspin, all increase tissue sensitivity to insulin, and are thus described as ’beneficial’. In this review such biological actions and potential roles of the adipokines leptin, adiponectin and resis...

Objective(s): This study was designed to investigate the effect of receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE), S100A12 and C-reactive protein (CRP) on the release of circulating endothelial cells (CECs) from human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAECs). Materials and Methods: HCAECs were cultured in increasing concentration of CRP (0, 12.5, 25, 50μg/ml) or S100A12 protein (0, 4, 1...