Table 1.

Proinflammatory or anti-inflammatory properties of adipokines, serum level changes of adipokines in septic or obese patients, and influence of adipokines on insulin sensitivity in patients with sepsis or obese patients.

Adipokine	Anti-	Pro-	Humans with		Insulin
	inflammatory effect		sepsis	obesity	sensitivity
Adiponectin	+		↓	↓	↑
Chemerin	+		↑	↑	↓
Resistin		+	↑	→	→
PAI-1		+	↑	↑	↓
Visfatin		+	↑	↑
MCP-1		+	↑	↑	↓
TNF-α		+	↑	→ (?)	↓
IL-1		+	↑	↑	↓
IL-6		+	↑	↑	↓
IL-8		+	↑	↑	↓
IL-10	+		↑	↑	↑
Leptin	→	→	→	↑	?
RBP 4		+	↓	↑	↓