Endocrine Abstracts

Adropin, hormone playing an important role in carbohydrates and lipids metabolism, improves mainly the glucose homeostasis. It could also play a protective role in pathogenesis and development of cardiovascular diseases. The purpose of the study was to assess the adropin concentration and some parameters of nutritional status (BMI, WHtR, BAI, VAI) as well as biochemical parameters (fasting glucose and insulin, and lipid profile). 25 patients (84% of group was women, n...

Visfatin (pre-B cell colonyenhancing factor) is a adipocytokine playing an important role in glucose homeostasis. High concentrations of visfatin are observed in obese people. Previous studies suggest that estimation of visfatin concentration could be a promising tool for predicting obesity or its metabolic consequences. The aim of the study was to evaluate the correlation between visfatin concentration, selected anthropometric parameters (BMI, WHR, BAI, VAI index) and biochem...