Obesity, Visceral Fat, and NAFLD: Querying the Role of Adipokines in the Progression of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Table 5

Regional differences in lipolysis [27, 48].

Hormone	Action on lipolysis	Regional differences
Catecholamines	Stimulating	VF > SCF abd > SCF glf
Insulin	Inhibiting	SCF > VF
Prostaglandins	Inhibiting	SCF > VF
Adenosine	Inhibiting	SCF > VF

VF: visceral fat; SCF: subcutaneous fat; abd: abdominal; glf: gluteofemoral.