• Adiponectin, resistin, and visfatin in childhood obesity and exercise 

      Jamurtas A.Z., Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou A., Koutsias S., Koutedakis Y., Fatouros I. (2015)
      Childhood obesity is increasing alarmingly, and a strong association with chronic diseases has been established. Specific adipokines are released from the adipose tissue and relate with chronic diseases even in the pediatric ...
    • Blood ghrelin, adiponectin and resistin levels during controlled ovarian stimulation in IVF cycles 

      Dafopoulos K., Messini C.I., Anifandis G., Georgoulias P., Sourlas D., Messinis I.E. (2016)
      The aim of the present study was to investigate changes of blood ghrelin, adiponectin and resistin levels in IVF/ICSI-ET cycles. Twenty women were stimulated with recombinant FSH in a GnRH agonist short protocol for IVF/ICSI. ...
    • Blood ghrelin, resistin, and adiponectin concentrations during the normal menstrual cycle 

      Dafopoulos, K.; Sourlas, D.; Kallitsaris, A.; Pournaras, S.; Messinis, I. E. (2009)
      Objective: To investigate changes of ghrelin, resistin, and adiponectin levels in the circulation during the normal menstrual cycle. Design: Longitudinal study. Setting: The study was conducted at a university hospital. ...
    • Cytokines and pathological sleep 

      Kapsimalis, F.; Basta, M.; Varouchakis, G.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Vgontzas, A.; Kryger, M. (2008)
      Cytokines are proteins produced by leukocytes and other cells that function as intercellular mediators acting on several target tissues, resulting in multiple biologic actions. Over the last decade, medical research has ...
    • Effect of ovarian hormones on serum adiponectin and resistin concentrations 

      Chalvatzas, N.; Dafopoulos, K.; Kosmas, G.; Kallitsaris, A.; Pournaras, S.; Messinis, I. E. (2009)
      Objective: To investigate the effect of ovarian hormones on adiponectin and resistin levels in women. Design: Experimental study. Setting: University hospital. Patient(s): Thirteen normally cycling women (7 in group I and ...
    • Effect of resistin on estradiol and progesterone secretion from human luteinized granulosa cells in culture 

      Messini C.I., Vasilaki A., Korona E., Anifandis G., Georgoulias P., Dafopoulos K., Garas A., Daponte A., Messinis I.E. (2019)
      Information on the role of resistin on steroidogenesis is limited to animal studies. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of various doses of resistin on estradiol and progesterone secretion from human ...
    • Leptin and exercise: An update 

      Cicchella A., Carluccio M., Scoditti E., Kaltsatou A., Massaro M. (2020)
      Leptin is a multifunctional hormone (adipocytokine) involves in several biological processes. From brain metabolism, to signalling, in sexual development, inflammation, fat metabolism, as an ergogenic aid for sport and in ...
    • Resistin serum levels are increased but not correlated with insulin resistance in chronic hemodialysis patients 

      Filippidis, G.; Liakopoulos, V.; Mertens, P. R.; Kiropoulos, T.; Stakias, N.; Verikouki, C.; Patsidis, E.; Koukoulis, G.; Stefanidis, I. (2005)
      Background/Aims: Insulin resistance is a well-known phenomenon in uremia. Resistin, a recently discovered insulin inhibitor secreted by adipocytes, is associated with obesity and insulin resistance in mice. Adiponectin, ...