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Adiponectin
- adipose derived cytokine
- down regulated in obese
- decreases inflammation
- inc. FA oxidation, dec. FA synthesis
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Leptin
- associated w/fat (higher in women)
- dec.
food intake, inc. energy expenditure - hypertension
- increases
inflammation - inhibits bone formation
- Affects reproduction, puberty, pregnancy
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TNF-alpha
- cytokine
- inc.
serum FA - inc. insulin resistance - impairs signaling
- dec. adiponectin
- inc. IL1 & IL6
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IL-6
- inc. FFA & fatty oxidation
- inc. serum glucose
- down regulates IRS-1, GLUT4, adiponectin
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