Adiponectin: good, bad, or just plain ugly?
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 18709022.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/ki.2008.262.
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Abstract
It has been suggested that adiponectin has antiatherogenic, anti-inflammatory, and insulin-sensitizing properties. However, studies in humans have reported inverse as well as positive associations between adiponectin concentrations and disease states. This Commentary discusses the apparent conflict in the literature.
Medical subject headings
- Adiponectin
- Adiponectin/physiology
- Albuminuria
- Albuminuria/physiopathology
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Cardiovascular Diseases/physiopathology
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Diabetes Mellitus/physiopathology
- Humans
- Insulin Resistance
- Insulin Resistance/physiology
- Kidney Diseases
- Kidney Diseases/physiopathology