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Table 4 Types of Visfatin

From: Novel targets for potential therapeutic use in Diabetes mellitus

Types of Visfatin in different Human Tissues

Tissue or cell

Type of Visfatin

Method of Determination

References

Subcutaneous adipose tissue

Visfatin mRNA

RT-PCR

[92]

Visceral adipose tissue

Visfatin mRNA

RT-PCR

[93]

Macrophages

Visfatin protein

Immunohistochemistry

[94]

3T3-L1 cell line

Visfatin mRNA

RT-PCR, Immunohistochemistry

[95]

Monocytes

Visfatin protein

Immunohistochemistry

[96]

Lymphocytes

Visfatin mRNA

RT-PCR

[97]

Skeletal muscle

Visfatin mRNA

RT-PCR

[92]

Placenta

Visfatin mRNA

RT-PCR

[89]

Fetal membranes

Visfatin protein

Northern blot

[98]

GI (colonic epithelium)

Visfatin mRNA

RT-PCR

[94]

Synovial fluid

Visfatin protein

ELISA

[99]

Plasma

Visfatin protein

ELISA, RIA

[100]