Research Article: Is Chemerin Associated with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus? A Case-Control Study
Introduction:
In recent years, adipose tissue has received increasing attention as an endocrine organ. It can secrete a variety of bioactive adipocytokines to affect energy metabolisms. Chemerin is a newly discovered adipocytokine related to obesity and metabolic syndrome, also known as tazaro induced gene (TIG) or retinoic acid receptor responder (RARRES), which is mainly secreted by white adipose tissue. Chemerin levels correlate with BMI, plasma lipids, blood pressure.
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