A. INTRODUCTIONParamjit S. Tappia, Bram Ramjiawan, Naranjan S. DhallaAsper Clinical Research Institute, St. Boniface HospitalCR3129-369 Tache AvenueWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R2H 2A6Email:
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B. Inflammation/cytokines1. Oreste GualilloSERGAS (Servizo Galego de Saude) and IDIS (Instituto de Investigaci n Sanitaria de Santiago), The NEIRID Group (Neuroendocrine Interactions in Rheumatology and Inflammatory Diseases), Santiago University Clinical Hospital, Building C, Traves a da Choupana S/N, Santiago de Compostela 15706, Spain.Email:
[email protected]: The role of inflammation in obesity2. Kyoungho SukDepartment of Pharmacology, Brain Science & Engineering Institute, Department of Biomedical Science, BK21 PLUS KNU Biomedical Convergence Program, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea.Email:
[email protected]: Hypothalamic inflammation and malfunctioning glia in the pathophysiology of obesity3. Jennifer M. MonkDepartment of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, CanadaEmail:
[email protected]: The role of the inflammasome in obesity4. Geert van LooVIB Center for Inflammation Research, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium.Email:
[email protected]: Adipose tissue macrophages and their polarization in health and obesity5. Sonia CaprioDepartment of Pediatric Endocrinology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.Email:
[email protected]: Adolescent Obesity and Insulin Resistance: Roles of Ectopic Fat Accumulation and Adipose Inflammation6. Giulia MauriziClinica di Ematologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Molecolari, Universit Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.Email:
[email protected]: The interplay between adipocytes and immune system cells in the pathophysiology of obesityC. Hormonal imbalances1. Agatha A. van der KlaauwDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Metabolic Research Laboratories - Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England.Email:
[email protected]: Neuropeptides in Obesity and Metabolic Disease2. Heather Roff, Colette JappyDonor Network West, 12667 Alcosta Boulevard #500, San Ramon, CA 94583; Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City, CA.Email:
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[email protected]: Adiposity and the Role of Neuroendocrine Hormones in Energy Balance3. Jaroslaw KozakowskiDepartment of Endocrinology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Bielański Hospital, 80 Ceglowska St., 01-809 Warsaw, PolandEmail:
[email protected]: Obesity in menopause4. Brigitte LeenersDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstr. 10, CH 8091 Zurich, Switzerland. Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.Email:
[email protected]: Ovarian hormones and obesity5. Shiying ShaoDivision of Endocrinology, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P.R. China.Email:
[email protected]: The role of tissue-specific glucocorticoids in central obesity6. D. do Nascimento Marreiro665 Ed. Palazzo Reale, Hugo Napole o St. apt 2001 J quei Teresina, Piau Brazil 64048320.