Obesity and dementia: adipokines interact with the brain

IAC Arnoldussen, AJ Kiliaan, DR Gustafson - European …, 2014 - Elsevier
Obesity is a pandemic and a serious global health concern. Obesity is a risk factor for
multiple conditions and contributes to multi-morbidities, resulting in increased health costs …

Secret talk between adipose tissue and central nervous system via secreted factors—an emerging frontier in the neurodegenerative research

A Parimisetty, AC Dorsemans, R Awada… - Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
First seen as a storage organ, the white adipose tissue (WAT) is now considered as an
endocrine organ. WAT can produce an array of bioactive factors known as adipokines acting …

Altered Gut Microbiota and Compositional Changes in Firmicutes and Proteobacteria in Mexican Undernourished and Obese Children

EO Méndez-Salazar, MG Ortiz-López… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Mexico is experiencing an epidemiological and nutritional transition period, and Mexican
children are often affected by the double burden of malnutrition, which includes …

Cord blood leptin and adiponectin as predictors of adiposity in children at 3 years of age: a prospective cohort study

CS Mantzoros, SL Rifas-Shiman, CJ Williams… - …, 2009 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES. Leptin and adiponectin are adipocyte-secreted hormones that regulate
energy homeostasis and metabolism. Because their roles in the neonatal period and in early …

A prospective study of maternal prenatal weight and offspring cardiometabolic health in midchildhood

W Perng, MW Gillman, CS Mantzoros, E Oken - Annals of epidemiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose To examine the relations of maternal prepregnancy body mass index (ppBMI) and
gestational weight gain (GWG) with offspring cardiometabolic health. Design We studied …

Prevalence of overweight in Dutch children with Down syndrome

HBM van Gameren-Oosterom, P van Dommelen… - …, 2012 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: Prevalence of overweight in children is increasing, causing various health
problems. This study aims to establish growth references for weight and to assess the …

Rai1 haploinsufficiency causes reduced Bdnf expression resulting in hyperphagia, obesity and altered fat distribution in mice and humans with no evidence of …

B Burns, K Schmidt, SR Williams, S Kim… - Human molecular …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Smith–Magenis syndrome (SMS) is a genetic disorder caused by haploinsufficiency of the
retinoic acid induced 1 (RAI1) gene. In addition to intellectual disabilities, behavioral …

Influence of leptin, adiponectin, and resistin on the association between abdominal adiposity and arterial stiffness

BG Windham, ME Griswold, SM Farasat… - American journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Background Adiposity is associated with arterial stiffness, and both adiposity and arterial
stiffness independently predict morbidity and mortality. Because adipocytes account for most …

Inflammatory biomarkers and components of metabolic syndrome in adolescents: a systematic review

AR de F. Rocha, N de S. Morais, SE Priore… - Inflammation, 2022 - Springer
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has been prevalent among adolescents. The association
between the concentration of inflammatory markers and the individual components of the …

Effect of low-versus high-intensity exercise training on biomarkers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in adolescents with obesity: A 6-month randomized …

TRS Tenório, PB Balagopal… - Pediatric …, 2018 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: To investigate the effects of a low-versus high-intensity aerobic training on
biomarkers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in adolescents with obesity …