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Aimin Xu
Researcher at University of Hong Kong
Publications - 542
Citations - 32145
Aimin Xu is an academic researcher from University of Hong Kong. The author has contributed to research in topics: Adiponectin & Insulin resistance. The author has an hindex of 85, co-authored 493 publications receiving 27211 citations. Previous affiliations of Aimin Xu include Chinese Academy of Sciences & Zhejiang Wanli University.
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The fat-derived hormone adiponectin alleviates alcoholic and nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases in mice
TL;DR: Adiponectin was effective in ameliorating hepatomegaly, steatosis, and alanine aminotransferase abnormality associated with nonalcoholic obese, ob/ob mice and could suppress the hepatic production of TNF-alpha and plasma concentrations of this proinflammatory cytokine.
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Serum FGF21 Levels Are Increased in Obesity and Are Independently Associated With the Metabolic Syndrome in Humans
Xinmei Zhang,Dennis C.Y. Yeung,Michal Karpisek,David Stejskal,Zhiguang Zhou,Feng Liu,Rachel L.C. Wong,Wing Sun Chow,Annette W.K. Tso,Karen S.L. Lam,Aimin Xu +10 more
TL;DR: FGF21 is a novel adipokine associated with obesity-related metabolic complications in humans and the paradoxical increase of serum FGF21 in obese individuals, which may be explained by a compensatory response or resistance to FGF 21, warrants further investigation.
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Adiponectin Mediates the Metabolic Effects of FGF21 on Glucose Homeostasis and Insulin Sensitivity in Mice
Zhuofeng Lin,Haishan Tian,Karen S.L. Lam,Shaoqiang Lin,Ruby C.L. Hoo,Morichika Konishi,Nobuyuki Itoh,Yu Wang,Stefan R. Bornstein,Aimin Xu,Aimin Xu,Xiaokun Li +11 more
TL;DR: The effects of FGF21 on attenuation of obesity-induced impairment in insulin signaling in liver and skeletal muscle were abrogated in adiponectin knockout mice, whereas F GF21-mediated activation of ERK1/ERK2 in adipose tissues remained unaffected.
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Value-added Utilisation of Waste Glass in Concrete
Ahmad Shayan,Aimin Xu +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a fine glass powder (GLP) was used for incorporation into concrete as a pozzolanic material to suppress the alkali reactivity of coarser glass particles as well as that of natural reactive aggregates.
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Adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein is a plasma biomarker closely associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome.
Aimin Xu,Yu Wang,J. Y. Xu,David Stejskal,Sidney Tam,Jialiang Zhang,Nelson M.S. Wat,Wai-Keung Wong,Karen S.L. Lam +8 more
TL;DR: A-fABP is a circulating biomarker closely associated with obesity and components of the metabolic syndrome, and measurement of serum concentrations of A-FABP might be useful for clinical diagnosis of obesity-related metabolic and cardiovascular disorders.