ea0019oc7 | Young Endocrinologist prize session | SFEBES2009
Tan Bee
, Chen Jing
, Brown James
, Adya Raghu
, Ramanjaneya Manjunath
, Bailey Cliff
, Lehnert Hendrik
, Randeva Harpal
Apart from its role in energy storage, adipose tissue produces several hormones and cytokines termed adipokines that have wide-ranging effects on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism; and thereby, play an important role in the pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome. Visfatin is a novel adipokine, levels of which increase in obesity and is adipogenic; properties common to that of leptin. Thus, leptin may modulate visfatin production in adipose tissue. We investigated t...