Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Nampt) converts nicotinamide to nicotinamide
mononucleotide (NMN), a key nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) intermediate …

Different adipokines secreted from adipose tissue, exert a range of physiological effects. The
aim of present systematic review and meta-analysis was to critically investigate the …

Background The physiological role of apelin in obesity and diabetes remains unclear.
Although apelin has been studied in persons with different conditions, no studies have yet …

Obesity is frequently associated with impairments in the social domain, and stress at puberty
can lead to long-lasting changes in visceral fat deposition and in social behaviors. However …

Obesity leads to several chronic morbidities including type 2 diabetes, dyslipidaemia,
atherosclerosis and hypertension, which are major components of the metabolic syndrome …

Pre-B cell colony enhancing factor (PBEF) is regarded as a proinflammatory cytokine.
Named for its first discovered function as a pre-B cell colony enhancing factor, it has since …

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 …

Obesity is a constantly growing health problem which reduces quality of life and life
expectancy. Bariatric surgery (BS) for obesity is considered when all other conservative …

Obesity, associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), cardiovascular disease,
and hepatic steatosis et al., has become a major global health problem. Recently, obesity …

Objective Here we use a novel ELISA that is specific for full‐length visfatin (PBEF/NAMPT),
compare it with the existing C‐terminal based assay and use it to investigate associations of …