Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Chemerin is a multifunctional adipokine involved in pathogenesis of metabolic disease by regulating inflammation, adipocyte plasticity and glucose metabolism. It is known to be influenced by age, adiposity and triglycerides, and supports important roles in systemic lipid and glucose metabolism.However, the direct acute effects of circulating chemerin on varying metabolic disease states given a high–saturated fat meal has not been addressed.<p clas...