Endocrine Abstracts

Background/aim: The novel insulin-mimetic adipocytokine visfatin has been linked to the metabolic syndrome but how the release of the hormone itself is regulated is not characterized yet. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different glucose and insulin concentrations on visfatin plasma levels in humans, and to study the involved pathways in vitro in human adipocytes.Methods: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossove...