Fibroblast growth factor 21 is elevated in metabolically unhealthy obesity and affects lipid deposition, adipogenesis, and adipokine secretion of human abdominal subcutaneous adipocytes

Objective: Serum concentrations of the hepatokine fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 21 are elevated in obesity, type-2 diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome. We asked whether FGF21 levels differ between subjects with metabolically healthy vs. unhealthy obesity (MHO vs. MUHO), opening the possibility tha...

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Main Authors: Lucia Berti, Martin Irmler, Marty Zdichavsky, Tobias Meile, Anja Böhm, Norbert Stefan, Andreas Fritsche, Johannes Beckers, Alfred Königsrainer, Hans-Ulrich Häring, Martin Hrabě de Angelis, Harald Staiger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:Molecular Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212877815000745