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, liver and adipose tissue fat pads were then removed postmortem, weighed individually and then the tissues were stored at −80°C for further analysis. Physiological measurements Body weight and food consumption of the rats were recorded daily
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the decline in plasma FA after pharmacological inhibition of adipose tissue lipolysis was accompanied by an approximate 50% decrease of MYCL content in young, lean, insulin sensitive subjects ( 14 ). These changes in intracellular lipid stores are
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hyperlipidemia. Potential mechanisms of vitamin D on lipids Several possible mechanisms may explain how vitamin D affects lipid metabolism. Adipose tissue is the main site for vitamin D storage ( 27 ), and obesity was associated with a high prevalence of
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beneficial effects on metabolism, insulin sensitivity and lipid homoeostasis in animal models. Increased FGF21 levels under metabolic stresses may result from increased circulating free-fatty acids and insulin ( 24 ). Moreover, adipose tissue inflammation in
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Introduction Obesity and vitamin D deficiency represent frequent nutrition concerns worldwide and recent evidence links these together ( 1 , 2 , 3 ). Moreover, obesity and excess adipose tissue gain are suggested as a cause of vitamin D
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support adipose tissue/adipocytes as a significant and modifiable source of circulating total chemerin (pro and active chemerin) ( 14 , 18 , 19 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 ). The exact role, beneficial or detrimental, that chemerin plays in obesity is
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have a role in cellular adhesion (e.g. integrins, selectins, and cadherins) ( 2 , 3 ). It has been documented that adipose tissue-derived factors can also affect implantation ( 6 , 7 ). Adipose tissue acts as an endocrine tissue and secretes hormone
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, biochemical and metabolic connections between the two tissues have more recently been demonstrated ( 20 ). Thus, skeletal muscle can be classified as an endocrine organ that regulates target organs, including pancreas, liver and adipose tissue ( 21 ), through
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morning clock gene expression has been reported in peripheral leukocytes of T2D patients compared to weight-matched controls ( 24 ). Moreover, a study of abdominal adipose tissue reported a reduction in the number of rhythmic genes in the abdominal adipose