ea0077p49 | Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes | SFEBES2021
Gharanei Seley
, Patel Vanlata
, Shabir Kiran
, Patel Ria
, Randeva Harpal
, Kyrou Ioannis
Background: Excess adipose tissue accumulation and obesity are characterised by a chronic, low-grade, systemic inflammation that contributes to obesity-related cardio-metabolic disease. Nestfatin-1 is a neuropeptide derived from the precursor protein nucleobindin-2 (NUCB2), which was initially reported to exert anorexigenic effects. We have previously shown that NUCB2/Nesfatin-1 is highly expressed in human and mouse subcutaneous white adipose tissue (Sc-WAT) and that circulat...