history & aims:new studies show that vaspin,chemerin and visfatin are correlated with overweight and obesity, but the effects of training, aren’t clearly recognized. the aim of this study was to compare the effect of endurance and combined exercise training on these plasma adipokines, gh and lipid profile among overweight females. for this propose, 45 female student volunteers were selected (wh...

Studies of adipogenic protein induction have led to a new appreciation of the role of adipose tissue as an endocrine organ. Adipocyte-derived "adipokines" such as adiponectin, leptin, and visceral adipose tissue-derived serine protease inhibitor (vaspin) exert hormone-like activities at the systemic level. In this study, we examined the secretome of primary cultures of human subcutaneous adipos...