Adipokines

• Chemerin is a novel adipokine associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome.
  Bozaoglu K, Bolton K, McMillan J, Zimmet P, Jowett J, Collier G, Walder K, Segal D.
  Endocrinology. 2007 Oct;148(10):4687-94. Epub 2007 Jul 19.

Adipose Tissue Disorders

• Cardiotrophin-1 is expressed in adipose tissue and it is up-regulated in the metabolic syndrome.
  Natal C, Fortuno MA, Restituto P, Colina MI, Diez J, Varo N.
  Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Oct 16; [Epub ahead of print]

Cancer

• Breast cancer and metabolic syndrome linked through the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 cycle.
  Beaulieu LM, Whitley BR, Wiesner TF, Rehault SM, Palmieri D, Elkahloun AG, Church FC.
  Bioessays. 2007 Oct;29(10):1029-38.
  

Cardiovascular Disease

• A low resting metabolic rate is associated with metabolic syndrome.
  Buscemi S, Verga S, Caimi G, Cerasola G.
  Clin Nutr. 2007 Oct 11; [Epub ahead of print]
• Metabolic syndrome and C-reactive protein among cardiology patients.
  Chapidze G, Dolidze N, Enquobahrie DA, Kapanadze S, Latsabidze N, Williams MA.
  Arch Med Res. 2007 Oct;38(7):783-8. Epub 2007 Jun 21.
• Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients < or =45 years of age with acute myocardial infarction having percutaneous coronary intervention.
  Chung EH, Curran PJ, Sivasankaran S, Chauhan MS, Gossman DE, Pyne CT, Piemonte TC, Waters J, Bilazarian S, Riskala N, Shoraki A, Nesto RW.
  Am J Cardiol. 2007 Oct 1;100(7):1052-5. Epub 2007 Jul 17.
• Metabolic syndrome and left ventricular hypertrophy in a general population. Results from the Gubbio Study.
  Ferrara LA, Cardoni O, Mancini M, Zanchetti A.
  J Hum Hypertens. 2007 Oct;21(10):795-801. Epub 2007 May 17.
• Non-dipping Blood Pressure in the Metabolic Syndrome Among Arabs of the Oman Family Study.
  Hassan MO, Jaju D, Albarwani S, Al-Yahyaee S, Al-Hadabi S, Lopez-Alvarenga JC, Rizvi SG, Comuzzie AG, Bayoumi RA.
  Obesity (Silver Spring). 2007 Oct;15(10):2445-53.
• The association between metabolic syndrome, microalbuminuria and impaired renal function in the general population: impact on cardiovascular disease and mortality.
  Klausen KP, Parving HH, Scharling H, Jensen JS.
  J Intern Med. 2007 Oct;262(4):470-8.
• Endothelial function and arterial stiffness in normotensive normoglycemic first-degree relatives of diabetic patients are independent of the metabolic syndrome.
  Scuteri A, Tesauro M, Rizza S, Iantorno M, Federici M, Lauro D, Campia U, Turriziani M, Fusco A, Cocciolillo G, Lauro R.
  Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2007 Oct 10; [Epub ahead of print]

Diabetes

• Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Japanese type 2 diabetic patients and its significance for chronic vascular complications.
  Shimajiri Y, Tsunoda K, Furuta M, Kadoya Y, Yamada S, Nanjo K, Sanke T.
  Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2007 Oct 12; [Epub ahead of print]

Diet, Nutrition and Metabolism

• Effectiveness of a Lifestyle Intervention on Metabolic Syndrome. A Randomized Controlled Trial.
  Bo S, Ciccone G, Baldi C, Benini L, Dusio F, Forastiere G, Lucia C, Nuti C, Durazzo M, Cassader M, Gentile L, Pagano G.
  J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Oct 6; [Epub ahead of print]
• Mediterranean diet and the metabolic syndrome.
  Esposito K, Ciotola M, Giugliano D.
  Mol Nutr Food Res. 2007 Oct;51(10):1268-74.
• The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and risk of the metabolic syndrome.
  Fogli-Cawley JJ, Dwyer JT, Saltzman E, McCullough ML, Troy LM, Meigs JB, Jacques PF.
  Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Oct;86(4):1193-201.
• Potential role of sugar (fructose) in the epidemic of hypertension, obesity and the metabolic syndrome, diabetes, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease.
  Johnson RJ, Segal MS, Sautin Y, Nakagawa T, Feig DI, Kang DH, Gersch MS, Benner S, Sanchez-Lozada LG.
  Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Oct;86(4):899-906.
• Effects of milk supplementation with conjugated linoleic acid (isomers cis-9, trans-11 and trans-10, cis-12) on body composition and metabolic syndrome components.
  Laso N, Brugue E, Vidal J, Ros E, Arnaiz JA, Carne X, Vidal S, Mas S, Deulofeu R, Lafuente A.
  Br J Nutr. 2007 Oct;98(4):860-7. Epub 2007 Jul 11.
• Effects of moderate variations in the macronutrient content of the diet on cardiovascular disease risk factors in obese patients with the metabolic syndrome.
  Muzio F, Mondazzi L, Harris WS, Sommariva D, Branchi A.
  Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Oct;86(4):946-51.
• Obesity and the metabolic syndrome in Mediterranean countries: A hypothesis related to olive oil.
  Soriguer F, Rojo-Martinez G, de Fonseca FR, Garcia-Escobar E, Garcia Fuentes E, Olveira G.
  Mol Nutr Food Res. 2007 Oct;51(10):1260-7.

Drug Therapy

• The role of quinapril in the presence of a weight loss regimen: endothelial function and markers of obesity in patients with the metabolic syndrome.
  Nagamia S, Pandian A, Cheema F, Natarajan R, Khan QA, Patel AD, Merchant N, Sola S, Khan BV.
  Prev Cardiol. 2007 Fall;10(4):204-9.
• Visfatin: A Putative Biomarker for Metabolic Syndrome is not Influenced by Pioglitazone or Simvastatin Treatment in Nondiabetic Patients at Cardiovascular Risk - Results from the PIOSTAT Study.
  Pfutzner A, Hanefeld M, Lubben G, Weber MM, Karagiannis E, Kohler C, Hohberg C, Forst T.
  Horm Metab Res. 2007 Oct;39(10):764-8.

Epidemiology

• The metabolic syndrome in adults prenatally exposed to the Dutch famine.
  de Rooij SR, Painter RC, Holleman F, Bossuyt PM, Roseboom TJ.
  Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Oct;86(4):1219-24.
• Contribution of metabolic syndrome components to cognition in older individuals.
  Dik MG, Jonker C, Comijs HC, Deeg DJ, Kok A, Yaffe K, Penninx BW.
  Diabetes Care. 2007 Oct;30(10):2655-60. Epub 2007 Jun 11.
• Gender difference on the development of metabolic syndrome: a population-based study in Taiwan.
  Hwang LC, Bai CH, Chen CJ, Chien KL.
  Eur J Epidemiol. 2007 Oct 10; [Epub ahead of print]
• c-Reactive protein and the metabolic syndrome in older Chinese: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.
  ao XQ, Thomas GN, Jiang CQ, Zhang WS, Yin P, Adab P, Lam TH, Cheng KK.
  Atherosclerosis. 2007 Oct;194(2):483-489. Epub 2006 Sep 28.
• Microalbuminuria and the metabolic syndrome and its components in the Chinese population.
  Lin CC, Liu CS, Li TC, Chen CC, Li CI, Lin WY.
  Eur J Clin Invest. 2007 Oct;37(10):783-90.
• Prevention of the metabolic syndrome insulin resistance and the atherosclerotic diseases in Africans infected by Helicobacter pylori infection and treated by antibiotics.
  Longo-Mbenza B, Nkondi Nsenga J, Vangu Ngoma D.
  Int J Cardiol. 2007 Oct 18;121(3):229-38. Epub 2007 Mar 26.
• Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and optimal waist circumference cut-off values in Japan.
  Nishimura R, Nakagami T, Tominaga M, Yoshiike N, Tajima N.
  Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2007 Oct;78(1):77-84. Epub 2007 Apr 27.
• Hyperuricaemia is an independent factor for the metabolic syndrome in a sub-Saharan African population: A factor analysis.
  Reimann M, Schutte AE, Malan L, Huisman HW, Malan NT.
  Atherosclerosis. 2007 Oct 16; [Epub ahead of print]
• Blood Pressure-Independent Relations of Left Ventricular Geometry to the Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance: A Population-Based Study.
  Sundstrom J, Arnlov J, Stolare K, Lind L.
  Heart. 2007 Oct 11; [Epub ahead of print]

Exercise

• Effects of aerobic exercise on metabolic syndrome improvement in response to weight reduction.Okura T, Nakata Y, Ohkawara K, Numao S, Katayama Y, Matsuo T, Tanaka K.
  Obesity (Silver Spring). 2007 Oct;15(10):2478-84.
• Thiazide diuretics exacerbate fructose-induced metabolic syndrome.
  Reungjui S, Roncal CA, Mu W, Srinivas TR, Sirivongs D, Johnson RJ, Nakagawa T.
  J Am Soc Nephrol. 2007 Oct;18(10):2724-31. Epub 2007 Sep 12.
• Effect of exercise duration on postprandial hypertriglyceridemia in men with metabolic syndrome.
  Zhang JQ, Ji LL, Fogt DL, Fretwell VS.
  J Appl Physiol. 2007 Oct;103(4):1339-45. Epub 2007 Jul 19.

Genetics

• Metabolic syndrome and ADRB3 gene polymorphism in severely obese patients from South Italy.
  Bracale R, Pasanisi F, Labruna G, Finelli C, Nardelli C, Buono P, Salvatori G, Sacchetti L, Contaldo F, Oriani G.
  Eur J Clin Nutr. 2007 Oct;61(10):1213-9. Epub 2007 Feb 14.
• Genetic variants within the LPIN1 gene, encoding lipin, are influencing phenotypes of the metabolic syndrome in humans.
  Wiedmann S, Fischer M, Koehler M, Neureuther K, Riegger G, Doering A, Schunkert H, Hengstenberg C, Baessler A.
  Diabetes. 2007 Oct 16; [Epub ahead of print]

Hypertension

• Metabolic syndrome and ambulatory arterial stiffness index in non-diabetic patients with primary hypertension.
  Leoncini G, Ratto E, Viazzi F, Vaccaro V, Parodi A, Falqui V, Conti N, Tomolillo C, Deferrari G, Pontremoli R.
  J Hum Hypertens. 2007 Oct;21(10):802-7. Epub 2007 May 31.

Insulin Sensitivity / Insulin Resistance

• Relationships between Desacylated and Acylated Ghrelin and Insulin Sensitivity in the Metabolic Syndrome.
  Barazzoni R, Zanetti M, Ferreira C, Vinci P, Pirulli A, Mucci M, Dore F, Fonda M, Ciocchi B, Cattin L, Guarnieri G.
  J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Oct;92(10):3935-40. Epub 2007 Jul 24.

Metabolic Syndrome in Women

• Prevalence of metabolic syndrome during menopausal transition Tehranian women: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS).
  Ainy E, Mirmiran P, Zahedi Asl S, Azizi F.
  Maturitas. 2007 Oct 20;58(2):150-5. Epub 2007 Sep 4.
• Dietary soya intake alters plasma antioxidant status and lipid peroxidation in postmenopausal women with the metabolic syndrome.
  Azadbakht L, Kimiagar M, Mehrabi Y, Esmaillzadeh A, Hu FB, Willett WC.
  Br J Nutr. 2007 Oct;98(4):807-13. Epub 2007 May 17.
• The metabolic syndrome in women.
  Bentley-Lewis R, Koruda K, Seely EW.
  Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Oct;3(10):696-704.
• C-reactive protein and features of metabolic syndrome in Brazilian women with previous gestational diabetes.
  Ferraz TB, Motta RS, Ferraz CL, Capibaribe DM, Forti AC, Chacra AR.
  Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2007 Oct;78(1):23-9. Epub 2007 Apr 20.
• Age of Menarche and the Metabolic Syndrome in China.
  Heys M, Schooling CM, Jiang C, Cowling BJ, Lao X, Zhang W, Cheng KK, Adab P, Thomas GN, Lam TH, Leung GM.
  Epidemiology. 2007 Oct 3; [Epub ahead of print]
• Relationship between smoking, white blood cell count and metabolic syndrome in Japanese women.
  Ishizaka N, Ishizaka Y, Toda E, Nagai R, Koike K, Hashimoto H, Yamakado M.
  Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2007 Oct;78(1):72-6. Epub 2007 Mar 13.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

• Evaluation of Metabolic Syndrome Frequency and Carotid Artery Intima-media Thickness as Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.Aygun C, Kocaman O, Sahin T, Uraz S, Eminler AT, Celebi A, Senturk O, Hulagu S.
  Dig Dis Sci. 2007 Oct 16; [Epub ahead of print]
• Metabolic syndrome is associated with severe fibrosis in chronic viral hepatitis and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
  Tsochatzis E, Papatheodoridis GV, Manesis EK, Kafiri G, Tiniakos DG, Archimandritis AJ.
  Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Oct 6; [Epub ahead of print]

Obesity

• Reducing waist circumference by at least 3cm is recommended for improving metabolic syndrome in obese Japanese men.
  Miyatake N, Matsumoto S, Fujii M, Takeyuki N.
  Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2007 Oct 1; [Epub ahead of print]
• Impact of metabolic syndrome on left ventricular mass in overweight and obese hypertensive subjects.
  Mule G, Nardi E, Cottone S, Cusimano P, Incalcaterra F, Giandalia ME, Palermo A, Mezzatesta G, Cerasola G., Int J Cardiol. 2007 Oct 18;121(3):267-75. Epub 2007 Jan 29.
• The role of quinapril in the presence of a weight loss regimen: endothelial function and markers of obesity in patients with the metabolic syndrome.
  Nagamia S, Pandian A, Cheema F, Natarajan R, Khan QA, Patel AD, Merchant N, Sola S, Khan BV.
  Prev Cardiol. 2007 Fall;10(4):204-9.
• Impaired ex-vivo leukotriene B4 production characterizes the metabolic syndrome and is improved after weight reduction.
  Tsai IJ, Beilin LJ, Puddey IB, Croft KD, Barden A.
  J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Oct 9; [Epub ahead of print]
• Inflammation, obesity, and the metabolic syndrome.
  Yudkin JS.
  Horm Metab Res. 2007 Oct;39(10):707-9.

Pediatrics

• Atherosclerosis risk factors in children of parents with the metabolic syndrome.
  Akinci G, Coskun S, Akinci B, Hekimsoy Z, Bayindir P, Onur E, Ozmen B.
  Atherosclerosis. 2007 Oct;194(2):e165-e171. Epub 2007 Jan 8.
• Metabolic syndrome in young adults from two socioeconomic Latin American settings.
  Bustos P, da Silva AA, Amigo H, Bettiol H, Barbieri MA.
  Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2007 Oct;17(8):581-9. Epub 2006 Aug 8.
• Can the metabolic syndrome identify children with insulin resistance?
  Hirschler V, Calcagno ML, Aranda C, Maccallini G, Jadzinsky M.
  Pediatr Diabetes. 2007 Oct;8(5):272-7.
• Metabolic syndrome traits in long-term survivors of pediatric sarcoma.
  Hoffman KE, Derdak J, Bernstein D, Reynolds JC, Avila NA, Gerber L, Steinberg SM, Chrousos G, Mackall CL, Mansky PJ.
  Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2007 Oct 4; [Epub ahead of print]
• Carotid artery wall hypertrophy in children with metabolic syndrome.
  Iannuzzi A, Licenziati MR, Acampora C, De Michele M, Iannuzzo G, Chiariello G, Covetti G, Bresciani A, Romano L, Panico S, Rubba P.
  J Hum Hypertens. 2007 Oct 11; [Epub ahead of print]
• Factors associated with the metabolic syndrome in a national sample of youths: CASPIAN Study.
  Kelishadi R, Gouya MM, Adeli K, Ardalan G, Gheiratmand R, Majdzadeh R, Mahmoud-Arabi MS, Delavari A, Riazi MM, Barekati H, Motaghian M, Shariatinejad K, Heshmat R; for the CASPIAN Study Group.
  Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2007 Oct 10; [Epub ahead of print]
• Metabolic syndrome in youth: a cross-sectional school-based survey.
  Vissers D, Vanroy C, De Meulenaere A, Van de Sompel A, Truijen S, Van Gaal L.
  Acta Paediatr. 2007 Oct 22; [Epub ahead of print]

Renal Function / Kidney Disease

• Role of altered renal lipid metabolism in the development of renal injury induced by a high-fat diet.
  Kume S, Uzu T, Araki S, Sugimoto T, Isshiki K, Chin-Kanasaki M, Sakaguchi M, Kubota N, Terauchi Y, Kadowaki T, Haneda M, Kashiwagi A, Koya D.
  J Am Soc Nephrol. 2007 Oct;18(10):2715-23. Epub 2007 Sep 12

Risk Factors

• Effects of PREMIER lifestyle modifications on participants with and without the metabolic syndrome.
  Lien LF, Brown AJ, Ard JD, Loria C, Erlinger TP, Feldstein AC, Lin PH, Champagne CM, King AC, McGuire HL, Stevens VJ, Brantley PJ, Harsha DW, McBurnie MA, Appel LJ, Svetkey LP.
  Hypertension. 2007 Oct;50(4):609-16. Epub 2007 Aug 13.
• Socioeconomic Position and the Metabolic Syndrome in Early, Middle, and Late Life: Evidence from NHANES 1999-2002.
  Loucks EB, Magnusson KT, Cook S, Rehkopf DH, Ford ES, Berkman LF.
  Ann Epidemiol. 2007 Oct;17(10):782-790. Epub 2007 Aug 13.
• Apolipoprotein A5 T-1131C Variant Confers Risk for Metabolic Syndrome.Maasz A, Kisfali P, Horvatovich K, Mohas M, Marko L, Csongei V, Farago B, Jaromi L, Magyari L, Safrany E, Sipeky C, Wittmann I, Melegh B.
  Pathol Oncol Res. 2007;13(3):243-7. Epub 2007 Oct 7.
• Association between reflux oesophagitis and features of the metabolic syndrome in Japan.
  Moki F, Kusano M, Mizuide M, Shimoyama Y, Kawamura O, Takagi H, Imai T, Mori M.
  Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Oct 1;26(7):1069-75.
• Inherited lipodystrophies and the metabolic syndrome.
  Monajemi H, Stroes E, Hegele RA, Fliers E.
  Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2007 Oct;67(4):479-84. Epub 2007 Jun 11.
• Obesity and hepatitis B infection are associated with increased risk of metabolic syndrome in university freshmen.
  Yen SL, Chiu TY, Lin YC, Lee YC, Lee LT, Huang KC.
  Int J Obes (Lond). 2007 Oct 23; [Epub ahead of print]
• Life style-related diseases of the digestive system: endocrine disruptors stimulate lipid accumulation in target cells related to metabolic syndrome.
  Wada K, Sakamoto H, Nishikawa K, Sakuma S, Nakajima A, Fujimoto Y, Kamisaki Y.
  J Pharmacol Sci. 2007 Oct;105(2):133-7. Epub 2007 Oct 6.
• Grip strength and the metabolic syndrome: findings from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study.
  Sayer AA, Syddall HE, Dennison EM, Martin HJ, Phillips DI, Cooper C, Byrne CD.
  QJM. 2007 Oct 19; [Epub ahead of print]
• Depression and the metabolic syndrome: gender-dependent associations.
  Toker S, Shirom A, Melamed S.
  Depress Anxiety. 2007 Oct 16; [Epub ahead of print]
• Associations between the metabolic syndrome and bone health in older men and women: the Rancho Bernardo Study.
  von Muhlen D, Safii S, Jassal SK, Svartberg J, Barrett-Connor E.
  Osteoporos Int. 2007 Oct;18(10):1337-44. Epub 2007 May 11.

Sleep Disorders

• Daytime sleepiness in the obese: not as simple as obstructive sleep apnea.
  Dixon JB, Dixon ME, Anderson ML, Schachter L, O'brien PE.
  Obesity (Silver Spring). 2007 Oct;15(10):2504-11.

Other

• Costs of the metabolic syndrome in elderly individuals: findings from the Cardiovascular Health Study.
  Curtis LH, Hammill BG, Bethel MA, Anstrom KJ, Gottdiener JS, Schulman KA.
  Diabetes Care. 2007 Oct;30(10):2553-8. Epub 2007 Jul 10.
• Unfairness and the social gradient of metabolic syndrome in the Whitehall II Study.
  De Vogli R, Brunner E, Marmot MG.
  J Psychosom Res. 2007 Oct;63(4):413-9.