ea0029p1229 | Obesity | ICEECE2012
Velojic Golubovic M.
, Dimic D.
, Stojic D.
, Radenkovic S.
, Antic S.
Fat tissue is highly active tissue, both metabolically and as endocrine tissue, which produced large number of bioactive peptides, known as adipocitokines. They seem to contribute in pathogenesis of obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus type 2, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and vascular disease. Adipocitokines and low grade inflammation could be connection between obesity and coexisting diseases. This is the reason we believe that body weight reduction could have posi...