Lipid hormones are primarily steroid hormones synthesized from cholesterol in the adrenal gland and gonads. 3 These hormones play essential roles in sexual differentiation, growth, and reproduction.

Identification of a lipokine, a lipid hormone linking adipose tissue to systemic metabolism. Cell 134(Sept. 19):933–944. DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2008.07.048. About Tina Hesman Saey.

Water-soluble hormones. Most water-soluble hormones such as glycoproteins and peptides combine with a receptor present on the plasma membrane because they are not lipid soluble and cannot move ...

Researchers have developed a new compound, ZTA-261, that binds to thyroid hormone receptor beta (THR ). THR plays an important role in the regulation of lipid metabolism, which affects lipid ...

Lipid derived and phospholipid hormones. These are hormones derived from fats or lipids such as linoleic acid, arachidonic acid and the phospholipids.

To investigate changes in adipocyte hormones and lipid oxidation during and after a weight-reduction programme in severely obese adolescents. Longitudinal-clinical investigation including a 9 ...

Gut hormones could hold the key to fighting fatty liver disease ... (PGDPs), including glucagon, GLP-1, and GLP-2, are known to be the key hormones that regulate lipid metabolism in the liver.

Our study was designed to gain some understanding of the potential effects of estrogen hormone replacement on the lipid profiles of diabetic women. Data from a multiracial population study ...

A study from Fujita Health University reveals that proglucagon-derived peptides (PGDPs) significantly impact fat absorption and accumulation in the liver. Using genetically modified GCGKO mice on a ...