Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Chemerin is a pro-inflammatory adipokine, which has been shown as a mediator between obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations of chemerin with insulin resistance and the effects of lifestyle interventions on circulating chemerin levels in Chinese obese children.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 225 obese children (101 with MetS and 124 without MetS) and 119 lean control...

CIDEC is a lipid droplet-targeting protein that promotes triglyceride accumulation and inhibits lipolysis. CIDEC is regulated by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ). Previous studies demonstrate that CIDEC down-regulation is involved in TNFα-induced lipolysis. Here, we focus on the signalling pathway to clarify the mechanism of TNFα-mediated CIDEC down-regulation. CIDEC is significantly decreased in subcutaneous adipose tissue in obese subj...