Spinal posture changes using dynamic rasterstereography during the modified Matthiass test discriminate between postural weak and strong healthy children (10-14 years): a pilot study.

The aim of this pilot study was to investigate whether the clinical Matthiass test can be objectified by means of dynamic rasterstereography in children. We aimed at discriminating between postural weak and strong children. Dynamic rasterstereography was used to capture sagittal spinal posture changes during the modified Matthiass test (mMT).

Evidence against a beneficial effect of irisin in humans.

Brown adipose tissue has gained interest as a potential target to treat obesity and metabolic diseases. Irisin is a newly identified hormone secreted from skeletal muscle enhancing browning of white fat cells, which improves systemic metabolism by increasing energy expenditure in mice. The discovery of irisin raised expectations of its therapeutic potential to treat metabolic diseases.

Functional annotation of the human fat cell secretome.

Context: Recent secretome analyses suggest that human fat cells secrete hundreds of proteins (adipokines).

Objective: We made an overall analysis of their potential functional importance.

Materials And Methods: A secretome of 347 adipokines was evaluated by in silico analysis of their expression during adipocyte differentiation, regulation by obesity and adipose region.