Background and Objective: Metformin and acarbose are two drugs, currently used for treatment of diabetes. The present study examined their effect, alone or combined together, on glycemic control, lipid profile and serum visfatin level in nicotinamide/streptozocin type 2 diabetic rats. Materials and Methods: Type 2 diabetes was induced in male Wistar rats by a single intraperitoneal injection...

Background: The purpose of this study was to compare effects of three combined aerobic-resistance exercise training protocols with different intensities on metabolic control and Visfatin levels in men with type 2 diabetes. Methods: 43 male patients with type 2 diabetes were randomly divided into 4 groups (three combined aerobic-resistance exercise training groups 1, 2, 3 and control). Training...

Background: The purpose of this study was to compare three intensities of acute aerobic exercise on plasma visfatin concentration in type 2 diabetic males. Methods: Ten men with type 2 diabetes (mean ± SD age 52.6 ± 3.6 years, height 171.3 ± 6.7 cm, Weight 87.58 ± 4.7 kg) participated in the study. In the first session, anthropometric measurements, body composition, and peak oxygen uptake (VO2p...

Background and Objective: Adipokines are adipocytokines that are released from adipose tissue and play a role in increasing or decreasing insulin resistance. The aim of the present study was to survey the effect of high volume high intensity training on plasma visfatin and vaspin, insulin resistance, lipid profile and body composition of overweight men. Materials and Methods: Twenty overwei...

Background and Objective: Visfatin is a secreted protein from visceral adipose tissue that has been linked to obesity and associated with health risk factors. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of 8 weeks of interval endurance rope training on plasma visfatin and insulin resistance in overweight non-athletic adolescents. Materials and Methods: In this semi-experimental study, ...

Background: Adipokines are peptides secreted by adipose tissue that affect whole-body energy metabolism. Exercise training exerts beneficial effects on adipose tissue. However, less is known regarding visfatin’s, IL-6 & TNF-α response to an interval acute training. Therefore, we investigated the effects of acute interval exercise on plasma visfatin, TNF-α and IL-6 levels, in healthy female rats...

Background: Visfatin is an adipokine secreted from visceral adipose tissue and involved in glucose homeostasis. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of eight-week resistance training on plasma visfatin levels and its relation to insulin resistance in insulin-resistant male rats. Methods: In this experimental study twenty-four Wistar male rats­ (220±20 gr) were acclimati...

Introduction: Adipocytokine including chemerin and visfatin have a key role in metabolic regulations, as well as obesity-related disorders such as type 2 diabetes. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the 12-week exercise training on changes in levels of visfatin and chemerin in obese women with type 2 diabetes. Methods: In this study, 30 overweight women with the age range...

Introduction: Visfatin and Vaspin are two adipokines playing a role in increasing or decreasing insulin resistance. The present study aimed at investigating the effect of 8 weeks of aerobic exercise in combination with cinnamon extract on visfatin and vaspin in insulin-resistant rats. Methods: Thirty-six Wistar male rats were divided into four groups: control (N=9), aerobic exercise (N=9), cin...