Plasma Lipocalin-2 and Adiponectin are Affected by Obesity Rather Than Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus per se.
Boshra Al-AbsiMolham Al-HaboriRiyadh Saif-AliPublished in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2021)
Plasma LCN2 and adiponectin were not affected by diabetes per se, suggesting that the observed changes in LCN2 and adiponectin in type 2 DM may be due to obesity rather than the diabetic state, whereas IL-1β levels were affected by both obesity and diabetes.