NAMPT and NAPRT: two metabolic enzymes with key roles in inflammation

V Audrito, VG Messana, S Deaglio - Frontiers in Oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) and nicotinate
phosphoribosyltransferase (NAPRT) are two intracellular enzymes that catalyze the first step …

The metabolic syndrome

MA Cornier, D Dabelea, TL Hernandez… - Endocrine …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The “metabolic syndrome”(MetS) is a clustering of components that reflect
overnutrition, sedentary lifestyles, and resultant excess adiposity. The MetS includes the …

Nampt: linking NAD biology, metabolism and cancer

A Garten, S Petzold, A Körner, S Imai… - Trends in endocrinology & …, 2009 - cell.com
Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Nampt) converts nicotinamide to nicotinamide
mononucleotide (NMN), a key nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) intermediate …

Жировая ткань как эндокринный орган

В Шварц - Проблемы эндокринологии, 2009 - probl-endojournals.ru
Аннотация Представления о жировой ткани как об инертном органе, служащем только
для накопления и хранения энергетических субстратов и триглицеридов, окончательно …

The relationship of visfatin/pre–B-cell colony-enhancing factor/nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase in adipose tissue with inflammation, insulin resistance, and …

YC Chang, TJ Chang, WJ Lee, LM Chuang - Metabolism, 2010 - Elsevier
Visfatin/pre–B-cell colony-enhancing factor (PBEF)/nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase
(Nampt) has been proposed as an insulin-mimicking adipocytokine predominantly secreted …

Extracellular nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase: role in disease pathophysiology and as a biomarker

E Semerena, A Nencioni, K Masternak - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) plays a central role in mammalian cell
metabolism by contributing to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide biosynthesis. However …

Visceral & subcutaneous abdominal fat in relation to insulin resistance & metabolic syndrome in non-diabetic south Indians

S Sandeep, K Gokulakrishnan… - Indian Journal of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background & objectives: The objective of the study was to determine whether visceral or
subcutaneous component of abdominal fat was associated with insulin resistance and …

Serum visfatin is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus independent of insulin resistance and obesity

A Esteghamati, A Alamdari, A Zandieh, S Elahi… - Diabetes research and …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of serum visfatin,
adiponectin and leptin with 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the context of the role of obesity or …

Visfatin/PBEF and atherosclerosis-related diseases

TD Filippatos, HS Randeva… - Current vascular …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Visfatin is highly expressed in adipose tissue (mainly by the stromal cells), but it is also
ubiquitously present in most tissues. Visfatin, which plays a role in nicotinamide adenine …

Visfatin in obese children and adolescents and its association with insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome

M Nourbakhsh, M Nourbakhsh… - … Journal of Clinical …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Visfatin, also known as nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase, is an
adipokine that has been implicated in obesity, insulin resistance (IR) and diabetes mellitus …