Adipose tissue is a major endocrine organ, releasing signaling and mediator proteins,
termed adipokines, via which adipose tissue communicates with other organs. Expansion of
adipose tissue in obesity alters adipokine secretion, which may contribute to the
development of metabolic diseases. Although recent profiling studies have identified
numerous adipokines, the amount of overlap from these studies indicates that the
adipokinome is still incompletely characterized. Therefore, we conducted a complementary …