adiponectin
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- noun
- /ˌædɪpoʊˈnɛktɪn/
- Specialized
- Adiponectin is an adipocyte-specific secretory protein that exhibits antiatherogenic, anti-inflammatory, and antidiabetic properties.
- adiponectin levels
- inversely associated with adiponectin
- associated with adiponectin
Examples
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While this is expected to be metabolically unfavorable, testosterone treatment-induced reductions in adiponectin were not accompanied by reduced insulin sensitivity.
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Interestingly, and in contrast to other adipocytokines, for example, leptin and adiponectin levels are reduced among obese individuals in comparison with lean controls and increase concomitantly with weight loss.
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Produced by fat cells, adiponectin plays a role in modifying insulin metabolism.
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Compared to eugonadal patients, hypogonadal men have higher adiponectin levels, which are reduced by testosterone replacement therapy.
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Interestingly, cadherin 13, the protein encoded by CDH13, is functionally linked to adiponectin, a predominantly anti-inflammatory adipokine.
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The body uses adiponectin to regulate how fat and sugar are utilized in the bloodstream.
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Higher levels of adiponectin are associated with a lower risk of developing insulin resistance.
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Clinicians often monitor adiponectin levels to evaluate metabolic health in patients.
Surface Forms
Morphology
adiponectin = nectin (opaque) = adipo + nectin
Adding 'adipo-' suggests a relation to fat tissue, but it does not let learners infer the specific hormone meaning from 'nectin' in any standard way.
Etymology
The word adiponectin starts with adipo- which means 'fat' and is the same root as adipose. The ending -nectin marks it as a protein, so the name points to a protein made by fat cells that helps control sugar and fat in the blood.