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Adipose tissue is an active endocrine organ that produces substances having local and systemic actions on blood vessels, kidneys, and the heart. Leptin, adiponectin, resistin, angiotensin II, adipsin, TNF, IGF-1, plasminogen-activator inhibitor 1, and prostaglandins compose an incomplete list.1 Resistin, an adipokine belonging to the cysteine-rich secretory protein family, was described as an a...