Adiponectin: Production, Regulation & Roles in Disease

Adiponectin has recently emerged as an anti-inflammatory, anti-atherogenic, and insulin-sensitizing factor providing possible link between white adipose tissue and cardiovascular disease. Adiponectin also plays an important pathophisiological role in the metabolic syndrome. Recent topics concerning production, regulation and roles in disease of adiponectin are the focus of in this book. See more