Tag: resistin

Rozpowszechnienie otyłości przyjęło rozmiar prawdziwej epidemii. U ponad miliarda ludzi na świeciemożna rozpoznać nadwagę lub otyłość. W dorosłej polskiej populacji ponad 60% mężczyzn i około 50% kobietma nadwagę lub otyłość (wskaźnik masy ciała [BMI, body mass index] > 25 kg/m2), a u co piątej osoby BMI przekracza 30 kg/m2 [1]. Otyłość jest czynnikiem ryzyka rozwoju licznych chorób...

The relationship between menopause and hypertension has been a topic of investigation for several years. Inthe pathogenesis of hypertension after menopause, metabolic disturbances play an important role...

Adipose tissue is a highly active metabolic and endocrine organ secreting a range of bioactive peptides with both local and distant actions [1–3]. Some of these factors, known as ‘adipokines’ or ‘adipose tissue hormones’, are specific fat-related hormones that are involvedin regulating energy homeostasis, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, and the function of the cardiovascular system [1-3]...

To compare the effect of short-term metformin  and insulin treatment on adiponectin, resistin and high  sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) plasma concentrations in type 2 diabetic patients.   40 poorly controlled type 2 diabetic  patients despite treatment with diet or sulfonylureas (SU)  were included in the study...

Diet, exercise, and pharmacological therapy have been shown to be unsatisfactory treatments for severe obesity in the long  term. Bariatric surgery is the most effective means to achieve weight loss in morbidly obese subjects.  The aim of this study was to evaluate the action of a number of adipocytokines, as well as the metabolic syndrome   parameters of obese  patients, before and after vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG)...

Autorzy omówili w niniejszym artykule zaburzenia w funkcji hormonalnej tkanki tłuszczowej, związane z przewlekłą niewydolnością nerek, i ich implikacje kliniczne. Stężenia produkowanych przez tkankę tłuszczową adipocytokin w przewlekłej niewydolności nerek (CRF) najczęściej wzrastają, co wiąże się ze zmniejszaniem ich wydalania. 

Stroke is the third commonest cause of death in Western countries, after heart diseases and neoplastic diseases. It is also a leading cause of chronic disability among people over 40 years of age. In Poland, stroke incidence reaches 177.3/100,000 among men and 125/100,000 among women [1]. These numbers are similar to those occurring in other European countries. The two main types of stroke are ischaemic stroke, which accounts for about 80% of all cases, and hemorrhagic stroke, representing about 20% [2].

Osteoporosis is one of the commonest chronic diseases in elderly women. The most important consequence of osteoporosis is non-traumatic fracture, typically occurring at the forearm, spine, hip, arm and sometimes at other skeletal sites.