The dysregulation of the β-cell functional mass, which is a reduction in the number of β-cells
and their ability to secure adequate insulin secretion, represents a key mechanistic factor …

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a worldwide health threat affecting millions of people, which is
associated with different micro-and macro-vascular complications. Type 2 diabetes mellitus …

(1) Adipsin is an adipokine that may link increased fat mass and adipose tissue dysfunction
to obesity-related cardiometabolic diseases. Here, we investigated whether adipsin serum …

Adipose tissue secretes many regulatory factors called adipokines. Adipokines affect the
metabolism of lipids and carbohydrates. They also influence the regulation of the immune …

Adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD) is considered a rare endocrine disorder involving
patients with childhood-onset and adult-onset growth hormone deficiency (AoGHD) and …

Background Circulating proteins are exposed to vascular endothelial layer and influence
their functions. Among them, adipsin is a member of the trypsin family of peptidases and is …

Obesity has become a global epidemic influencing the establishment and progression of a
wide range of diseases, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. In 2016 …

Background Effective diagnostic biomarkers for aortic aneurysm (AA) that are detectable in
blood tests are required because early detection and rupture risk assessment of AA can …

Abstract Aims/Introduction To detect serum adipsin levels in individuals with different
glucose tolerance, and investigate the relationship between adipsisn and the first phase of …

Background Epidemiological studies have suggested that adipsin and visfatin are
associated with the development of type 2 diabetes. This is the first study to investigate the …