In the mid-1990s, the interest in adipose tissue was revived by the discovery of leptin. Since
then numerous other hormones have been isolated from white adipose tissue that has no …

CXCL1 is a CXC chemokine, CXCR2 ligand and chemotactic factor for neutrophils. In this
paper, we present a review of the role of the chemokine CXCL1 in physiology and in …

Background There is increasing evidence that chronic inflammation is an important
determinant in insulin resistance and in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes (T2D) …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer worldwide and is
associated with various clinico-pathological characteristics such as genetic mutations and …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer and is still one of
the most fatal cancers. Hence, it needs to identify always new putative markers to improve its …

Hepatitis C imposes a significant burden on global healthcare. Chronic infection is
associated with progressive inflammation of the liver which typically manifests in cirrhosis …

Purpose. The study was aimed to investigate the frequency of diabetes mellitus type 2 in
patients infected with chronic hepatitis C virus and its association with cirrhosis. Patients and …

Recent years have provided clear evidence for the skeletal muscle as an endocrine organ.
Muscle contraction during physical activity has emerged as an important activator of the …

Adipokines play an important role in the regulation of glucose metabolism. We have
previously shown that carnosine supplementation in overweight or obese non-diabetic …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer and is still one of
the most fatal cancers. Hence, it needs to identify always new putative markers to improve its …