Adipsin (Complement Factor D) As a New Biomarker of Body Fat Distribution in Extremely Obese Central-European Population

• Authors: BIENERTOVÁ VAŠKŮ Julie; BIENERT Petr; ZLÁMAL Filip; TOMANDL Josef; FOREJT Martin; PISKÁČKOVÁ Zlata; VAVŘINA Martin; KUDĚLKOVÁ Jana; VAŠKŮ Anna
• Year of publication: 2011
• Type: Chapter of a book
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Description: In this study, we identified strong positive correlations of adipsin plasma concentration with parameters of body fat distribution in extremely obese Central-European population, such as percentage of body fat and waist circumference, both considered important negative risk factors for obesity-associated comorbidities. More research is required to provide a better insight into the role of adipsin in obesity development to elucidate the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of observed correlations.