In metabolic syndrome, which mechanism explains why adiponectin levels decrease despite increased fat mass?

💡 Explanation

Adiponectin levels decrease in metabolic syndrome because chronic inflammation, driven by increased adiposity, inhibits adiponectin gene expression via inflammatory cytokines. Therefore, lower adiponectin results, rather than altered protein degradation or glucagon transcription, which do not directly regulate adiponectin secretion.

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