Vaspin and adiponectin are two adipocytokines with antidiabetic effects. Some studies reported that levels of adiponectin and vaspin were correlated with decreased glomerular filtration rate (FGR) and increased albuminuria. We therefore evaluated the vaspin and adiponectin levels in renal insufficiency (RI) patients with or without T2DM. Serum vaspin, adiponectin levels were measured in 416 sub...

Vaspin as a novel adipokine has insulin-sensitizing effects, which may be associated with decreased blood glucose concentration. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of resistance exercise training on plasma vaspin concentrations and its relation to plasma levels of insulin and glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). In a quasi-experimental study, 18 male patients with T2D...

Corresponding author: Alireza Esteghamati Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali-Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine, P.O. Box 13145-784, Tehran, Iran E-mail: [email protected] We read with interest Dr.Choi’s comments on our article titled “Association of Vaspin with Metabolic Syndrome: The Pivotal Role of Insulin Resistance” published in Diab...

vaspin as a novel adipokine has insulin-sensitizing effects, which may be associated with decreased blood glucose concentration. in this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of resistance exercise training on plasma vaspin concentrations and its relation to plasma levels of insulin and glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes (t2d). in a quasi-experimental study, 18 male patients with t2d...

Visfatin/Nampt, vaspin, and retinol binding protein-4 (RBP-4) play an important role in insulin resistance. The objectives of this study were to measure visfatin/Nampt, vaspin, and RBP-4 concentrations in blood, liver, muscle, subcutaneous, omental, and mesenteric adipose tissues in morbidly obese subjects and investigate their relationship to insulin resistance. Blood and tissue samples were c...

OBJECTIVE Patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) diagnosed with the 1990 criteria (i.e. presence of oligo- and/or anovulation (ANOV) and hyperandrogenemia and/or hyperandrogenism (HA) with or without polycystic ovaries (PCO)) appear to have a more adverse metabolic profile than patients diagnosed with the additional criteria introduced in 2003 (i.e. presence of HA and PCO without ANOV a...

Introduction Adipose tissue is considered an endocrine organ and produces a number of biologically active substances. Aims To consider the role that four adipokines - leptin, omentin-1, vaspin, and galectin-3 - play in the diagnosis of endometrium cancer and to investigate the association between serum concentrations of adipose tissue metabolism products and the diagnostics and prognosis in e...

Corresponding author: Sung Hee Choi Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 82 Gumi-ro 173beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 463-707, Korea Dear Editor, Vaspin is an interesting adipokine, which was isolated from visceral white adipose tissue of obese, diabetic rat model [1,...

Early infant feeding practices can be considered as a target for later obesity prevention. Investigating whether some adipokines are involved is particularly interesting. The aim of this study was to investigate leptin, adiponectin and vaspin concentrations under different feeding practices in early infancy and their relation with growth and adiposity indices. Sixty healthy term infants, 33 mal...

OBJECTIVES To determine vaspin and C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations in hyperemesis gravidarum (HEG). MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-six women with HEG and 26 control subjects matched for gestational age and body mass index were examined. The levels of vaspin, CRP and lipid profile in all subjects were measured. RESULTS The vaspin levels were significantly higher in hyperemetic patients...