Adiponectin signaling and function in insulin target tissues

H Ruan, LQ Dong - Journal of molecular cell biology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Obesity-linked type 2 diabetes is one of the paramount causes of morbidity and mortality
worldwide, posing a major threat on human health, productivity, and quality of life. Despite …

Adiponectin regulation and function

H Fang, RL Judd - Comprehensive Physiology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Adipose tissue is now recognized as an important endocrine organ, capable of secreting a
large number of endocrine factors which regulate a wide variety of physiological functions …

DsbA-L prevents obesity-induced inflammation and insulin resistance by suppressing the mtDNA release-activated cGAS-cGAMP-STING pathway

J Bai, C Cervantes, J Liu, S He… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Chronic inflammation in adipose tissue plays a key role in obesity-induced insulin
resistance. However, the mechanisms underlying obesity-induced inflammation remain …

[HTML][HTML] DsbA-L mediated renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis in UUO mice

X Li, J Pan, H Li, G Li, X Liu, B Liu, Z He, Z Peng… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Recent studies have reported that upregulation of disulfide-bond A oxidoreductase-like
protein (DsbA-L) prevented lipid-induced renal injury in diabetic nephropathy (DN) …

'Metabolically healthy obesity': origins and implications

GV Denis, MS Obin - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
When humans eat more and exercise less, they tend to become obese and unhealthy. The
molecular pathways that link obesity to serious diseases like Type 2 diabetes and …

Adiponectin supplementation in pregnant mice prevents the adverse effects of maternal obesity on placental function and fetal growth

ILMH Aye, FJ Rosario, TL Powell… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Mothers with obesity or gestational diabetes mellitus have low circulating levels of
adiponectin (ADN) and frequently deliver large babies with increased fat mass, who are …

[HTML][HTML] The cGAS–STING pathway: more than fighting against viruses and cancer

T Bao, J Liu, J Leng, L Cai - Cell & Bioscience, 2021 - Springer
In the classic Cyclic guanosine monophosphate–adenosine monophosphate (cGAMP)
synthase (cGAS)-stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway, downstream signals can …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial stress-activated cGAS-STING pathway inhibits thermogenic program and contributes to overnutrition-induced obesity in mice

J Bai, C Cervantes, S He, J He, GR Plasko… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
Obesity is a global epidemic that is caused by excessive energy intake or inefficient energy
expenditure. Brown or beige fat dissipates energy as heat through non-shivering …

Regulation of adiponectin multimerization, signaling and function

M Liu, F Liu - Best practice & research Clinical endocrinology & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Adiponectin, which exists in serum in three major complexes including trimer, hexamer, and
the high molecular weight (HMW) form, has strong insulin sensitizing, anti-inflammatory and …

Adiponectin as a potential biomarker of vascular disease

M Ebrahimi-Mamaeghani, S Mohammadi… - Vascular health and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The increasing prevalence of diabetes and its complications heralds an alarming situation
worldwide. Obesity-associated changes in circulating adiponectin concentrations have the …