Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: To evaluate relationships between adipokines (adiponectin, resistin, leptin, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha), insulin resistance and cutaneous vasomotor responses in metabolic syndrome (MS) patients with insulin resistance. MS patients with insulin resistance were divided into two groups: 18 patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus (without insulin therapy and pronounced diabetic complications) (DM) and 18 patients without DM. Of 18 healthy subjects were selecte...