Vaspin and omentin are recently described molecules that belong to the adipokine family and seem to be related to metabolic risk factors. The objectives of this study were twofold: to evaluate vaspin and omentin circulating levels and mRNA expression in subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissues in non-diabetic morbidly obese women; and to assess the relationship of vaspin and omentin with anthropometric and metabolic parameters, and other adipo/cytokines.
Servei Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII Tarragona, and Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, IISPV, Tarragona, Spain.
