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Abstract
Adipokines are peptides secreted by adipose tissue that affect whole-body energy metabolism. Their dysregulated production in obesity has implicated them as important mediators in the pathogenesis of obesity-related risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. PBEF/visfatin/Nampt has recently been described as a novel adipokine with insulin mimetic properties. However, whether it is an authentic adipokine relevant to the metabolic syndrome remains a matter of some debate.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17362669 PMCID: PMC4301309 DOI: 10.1007/s11906-007-0007-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Hypertens Rep ISSN: 1522-6417 Impact factor: 5.369