title: [To know is to relieve; "lifestyle-related diseases"; as they are now and how to prevent them].
abstract: Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia and obesity have recently defined as lifestyle-related diseases. A common background of these lifestyle-related disease is nutritional excess and its consequence, obesity. Recent advances in the biology of adipose tissue have revealed that adipose is not simply an energy storage organ but it also secretes a variety of molecules which affect the metabolism of the whole body. Dysregulation in the secretion of these adipose-specific secretory proteins may have important roles in the lifestyle-related diseases. It may be a great concern for many people to know about lifestyle-related diseases and how to manage and prevent them. The purpose of this citizen joint symposium is to broaden citizen's knowledge on the mechanism and appropriate management of lifestyle-related disease. We hope that this symposium provide useful informations to the participants about the current information in the management of lifestyle-related diseases.
authors.affiliation: Immunology and Metabolism, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8538, Japan.
authors.forename: Narihito
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshioka
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshioka
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Furuta
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asaka
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008019:Life Style; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D052243:Resistin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: C499624:RETN protein, human; D052243:Resistin