Adiponectin and the cardiometabolic syndrome: An epidemiological perspective

作者：Funahashi Tohru^*; Matsuzawa Yuji

来源：Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2014, 28(1): 93-106.

DOI：10.1016/j.beem.2013.09.002

• visceral fat
• adipocytokines
• adiponectin
• visceral fat syndrome

Adiponectin is an adipocyte-derived plasma protein with cardiovasculo-protective and anti-diabetic properties. Plasma adiponectin levels are low in patients with the cardiometabolic syndrome (a cluster of multiple risk factors based on visceral fat accumulation). Routine measurement of plasma adiponectin may be useful to encourage life-style changes.

• 出版日期2014-1