1Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Pallikaranai, Chennai, 600100, India.
2MDS Department of Periodontics, Thai Mookambihai Dental College and Hospital, MGR University, Maduravoyal, Chennai, India.
3Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, (BIHER), Pallikaranai, Chennai, 600100, India.
4Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Pallikaranai, Chennai, 600100, India.
5Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, (BIHER), Pallikaranai, Chennai, 600100, India.
6Senior Lecturer in Public Health Dentistry, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath institute of Higher Education and Research, Pallikaaranai, Chennai, 600100, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: gjayamathe@gmail.com
2keerthidaagovindaraj@gmail.com
Online published on 1 October, 2021.
Obesity is defined as an excessive growth of adipose tissue. It is associated with over nutrition, which impairs systemic metabolic homeostasis. Adipokines secreted by adipose tissue could play an vital role in the development of obesity and associated metabolic disorders includes insulin resistance, inflammation, hypertension, cardiovascular risk etc. Adipokines will be of importance in the development of novel therapies for obesity-associated diseases. This review emphasises on obesity and the role of some Adipokines in obesity and related metabolic disorders.
Obesity, Adipose tissue, Adipokines
