ea0005oc18 | Obesity and Diabetes | BES2003
Fisher F
, McTernan P
, McTernan C
, Chetty R
, Harte A
, Valsamikis G
, Barnett A
, Kumar S
Adiponectin is an adipocyte derived-hormone, associated with insulin sensitivity and a lower risk of atherosclerosis. As central rather than gluteo-femoral fat is known to increase the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease we investigated the mRNA and protein expression of adiponectin in human adipose tissue depots. RNA and protein was extracted using a cohort of 46 human adipose tissue samples (non-diabetic (ND) (age: (mean plus/minus SD) 44.33 plus/minus ...