Endocrine Abstracts

Context: Adipsin, a protein secreted mainly from the adipose tissue, is a structural homologous of complement factor D, a rate-limiting enzyme of the alternative complement system. Growing evidence suggests that the alternative complement system plays a role both in the regulation of energy homeostasis and the atherosclerotic process. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an inflammatory based-metabolic disease.Objective: To ascertain whether circulating a...