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, secreted by adipocytes, acts as a permissive stimulus on GnRH pulsatile secretion ( 33 , 34 ). On the contrary, adiponectin inhibits GnRH release resulting in a delayed onset of puberty. TNF-α and IL-6 inhibit the production of adiponectin
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, inhibits lipid synthesis, and reduces blood lipids. ADI is an endogenous bioactive polypeptide secreted by adipocytes that has attracted much attention because of its protective effect against cardiovascular and metabolic diseases ( 35 ). In vitro
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the hypothesis that lipids contribute to glucose intolerance ( 2 ). Accumulation of toxic lipid products in muscle, liver, adipocytes and β-cells is in fact likely to contribute to insulin resistance and β-cell dysfunction ( 3 ). In detail, RISC has
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Introduction Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is a hormone involved in glucose and lipid homeostasis. It mediates glucose uptake by human adipocytes additively and independently to insulin ( 1 ). An increase in FGF21 leads to decreased
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T2DM, CBD does not have the same protective effects that are observed in diabetic animal and cell culture models ( 15 , 16 , 17 ). CBD also promotes a browning phenotype, lipolysis, thermogenesis and reduces lipogenesis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes ( 18
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obesity, which involves the c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase 1 pathway, could result in the suppression of b-Klotho expression by TNF-α and hence impaired FGF21 action in adipocytes ( 25 ). FGF21 is also the upstream regulator of adiponectin. It can induce the
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association between insulin internalization, a measure of insulin clearance, and S I was observed in rat adipocytes ( 32 ), whereas the association between S I and insulin clearance in muscle is unknown. However, in support of the second scenario, we showed
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exposure causes body-wide insulin resistance, the effect is tissue dependent and adipose tissue insulin sensitivity actually increases, which contributes to adipocyte differentiation and lipid accumulation ( 20 ). Similarly, glucocorticoid exposure