Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Health and Disease

Adipose Tissue: Structure and Function.- The Adipose Organ.- Metabolism of White Adipose Tissue.- Leptin.- Adiponectin.- Adipokines as Regulators of Immunity and Inflammation.- Vasoactive Factors and Inflammatory Mediators Produced in Adipose Tissue.- Regulation of the Immune Response by Leptin.- Leptin in Autoimmune Diseases.- Leptin and Gastrointestinal Inflammation.- Adiponectin and Inflammation.- Interactions Between Adipocytes and Immune Cells.- Macrophages, Adipocytes, and Obesity.- Interactions of Adipose and Lymphoid Tissues.- Adipose Tissue and Mast Cells.- Bone Marrow Adipose Tissue.- Weight Gain and Weight Loss.- The Epidemiology of Obesity.- Environmental Aspects of Obesity.- Developmental Perspectives on the Origins of Obesity.- Genetics of Obesity.- Inherited and Acquired Lipodystrophies.- Mechanisms of Cachexia.- Effect of Weight Loss on Disease.- Adipose Tissue and Disease.- Adipose Tissue and Insulin Resistance.- Adipokines in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.- Adiposity and Cancer.- Obesity and the Heart.- Obesity and Asthma.- Adiposity and Kidney Disease.- Obesity and Joint Disease.