Obesity and Diabetes Therapy
Studies from Korea University describe new findings in obesity and diabetes therapy
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, May 28th, 2007
Investigators publish new data in the report "Effect of PPAR-delta agonist on the expression of visfatin, adiponectin, and resistin in rat adipose tissue and 3T3-L1 adipocytes. It has been recently reported that activation of PPAR-delta, by specific agonists or genetic manipulation, alleviates dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, and insulin resistance in animal models of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether the PPAR-delta agonist has a direct effect on adipokines in visceral adipose tissue of rats and in cultured adipocytes," investigators in Seoul, Korea report.
"We examined the expression of visfatin, adiponectin, and...
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