Endocrinology
New endocrinology study findings have been published by scientists in Italy and the United States
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, November 20th, 2006
Study 1: Reduced plasma visfatin/pre-B cell colony-enhancing factor in obesity is not related to insulin resistance in humans.
"Visfatin was recently identified as a protein highly expressed and secreted in adipose tissue with insulin-mimetic effect and is a candidate hormone to help explain the association among adipose tissue expansion, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. The objective of the study was to assess expression of visfatin in lean and obese subjects and in sc and visceral adipose tissue and moreover to explore the role of visfatin on insulin...
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