Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing rapidly with obesity being a major risk factor. Adipocytes, besides storing fat, release a number of adipokines. Our study explored the association of leptin and resistin released by adipocytes in the pathogenesis of T2DM in context of metabolic syndrome.Methods: This was a cross sectional study in which we measured plasma levels of insulin, leptin and resistin in 50 healthy non-...