Adiponectin can be a potential therapeutic target for obesity and diabetes

Adiponectin, a hormone secreted by adipose tissue, plays a doubly important role in preserving pancreatic function: in lean people, it protects beta cells, which make insulin, and in obese people, it reverses damage to fatty tissue.

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