Curcuminoids plus piperine modulate adipokines in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

CONCLUSION: Curcumin supplementation increased adiponectin, whilst the the leptin:adiponectin ratio (a measure of atherosclerosis) and leptin levels were decreased independent of weight change and reflected a decrease in the inflammatory TNF-α levels.
PMID: 29299989 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Current Clinical Pharmacology - January 3, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Sahebkar A, Panahi Y, Khalili N, Sahebi E, Namazi S, Atkin SL, Majeed M Tags: Curr Clin Pharmacol Source Type: research