##Abdella, N. A., & Mojiminiyi, O. A. (2018). Clinical applications of adiponectin measurements in Type 2 diabetes mellitus: Screening, diagnosis, and marker of diabetes control. Disease markers, 2018. ## Acosta‐Manzano, P., Rodriguez‐Ayllon, M., Acosta, F. M., Niederseer, D., & Niebauer, J. (2020). Beyond general resistance training. Hypertrophy versus muscular endurance training as therapeutic interventions in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Obesity Reviews, 21(6), e13007. ## Alam, P., Al-Yousef, H. M., Siddiqui, N. A., Alhowiriny, T. A., Alqasoumi, S. I., Amina, M., Hassan, W. H. B., Abdelaziz, S., & Abdalla, R. H. (2018). Anticancer activity and concurrent analysis of ursolic acid, β-sitosterol and lupeol in three different Hibiscus species (aerial parts) by validated HPTLC method. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 26(7), 1060-1067. ## Allman, B. R., Morrissey, M. C., Kim, J.-S., Panton, L. B., Contreras, R. J., Hickner, R. C., & Ormsbee, M. J. (2019). Fat metabolism and acute resistance exercise in trained women. Journal of Applied Physiology, 126(3), 739-745. ## Asghari, E., Rashidlamir, A., Hosseini, S. R., Moazzami, M., Samarghandian, S., & Farkhondeh, T. (2020). Synergism effects of ursolic acid supplementation on the levels of irisin, C-reactive protein, IL-6, and TNF-α during high-intensity resistance training in low activity men. Cardiovascular & Haematological Disorders-Drug Targets (Formerly Current Drug Targets-Cardiovascular & Hematological Disorders), 20(2), 138-144. ##Banaii Broojeni, J., Keshavarz, S., & Zakavi, I. (2019). Effect of progressive resistance training on insulin resistance and plasma adiponectin concentration in overweight men. Jorjani Biomedicine Journal, 7(1), 51-64. ##Bang, H. S., Seo, D. Y., Chung, Y. M., Oh, K.-M., Park, J. J., Arturo, F., Jeong, S.-H., Kim, N., & Han, J. (2014). Ursolic Acid-induced elevation of serum irisin augments muscle strength during resistance training in men. The Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology, 18(5), 441-446. ##Castro, A. J. G., Frederico, M. J. S., Cazarolli, L. H., Mendes, C. P., Bretanha, L. C., Schmidt, É. C., Bouzon, Z. L., de Medeiros Pinto, V. A., da Fonte Ramos, C., & Pizzolatti, M. G. (2015). The mechanism of action of ursolic acid as insulin secretagogue and insulinomimetic is mediated by cross-talk between calcium and kinases to regulate glucose balance. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-General Subjects, 1850(1), 51-61. ##Ciroma, F., Ayo, J., Mohammed, A., Akor-Dewu, M., Kana, M., & Kase, S. (2017). Association between adiponectin, serum lipids and obesity in a University setting in Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences, 32(1), 69-74. ##Corder, K., Winpenny, E., Love, R., Brown, H. E., White, M., & Van Sluijs, E. (2019). Change in physical activity from adolescence to early adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal cohort studies. British journal of sports medicine, 53(8), 496-503. ## Deminice, R., Ribeiro, D. F., & Frajacomo, F. T. T. (2016). The effects of acute exercise and exercise training on plasma homocysteine: a meta-analysis. PloS one, 11(3), e0151653. ##Dunstan, D. (2011). Exercise and T2DM—move muscles more often! Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 7(4), 189-190. ##Funcke, J.-B., & Scherer, P. E. (2019). Beyond adiponectin and leptin: adipose tissue-derived mediators of inter-organ communication. Journal of lipid research, 60(10), 1648-1684. ##González-Garibay, A. S., López-Vázquez, A., García-Bañuelos, J., Sánchez-Enríquez, S., Sandoval-Rodríguez, A. S., Del Toro Arreola, S., Bueno-Topete, M. R., Muñoz-Valle, J. F., González Hita, M. E., & Domínguez-Rosales, J. A. (2020). Effect of Ursolic Acid on Insulin Resistance and Hyperinsulinemia in Rats with Diet-Induced Obesity: Role of Adipokines Expression. Journal of Medicinal Food, 23(3), 297-304. ##Goodpaster, B. H., Katsiaras, A., & Kelley, D. E. (2003). Enhanced fat oxidation through physical activity is associated with improvements in insulin sensitivity in obesity. Diabetes, 52(9), 2191-2197. ##Holten, M. K., Zacho, M., Gaster, M., Juel, C., Wojtaszewski, J. F., & Dela, F. (2004). Strength training increases insulin-mediated glucose uptake, GLUT4 content, and insulin signaling in skeletal muscle in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes, 53(2), 294-305. ##Hotta, K., Funahashi, T., Arita, Y., Takahashi, M., Matsuda, M., Okamoto, Y., Iwahashi, H., Kuriyama, H., Ouchi, N., & Maeda, K. (2000). Plasma concentrations of a novel, adipose-specific protein, adiponectin, in type 2 diabetic patients. Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 20(6), 1595-1599. ##Ismail, A. D. (2020). Resistance training, insulin sensitivity & metabolic health University of Glasgow]. ## Jia, Y., Kim, S., Kim, J., Kim, B., Wu, C., Lee, J. H., Jun, H. j., Kim, N., Lee, D., & Lee, S. J. (2015). Ursolic acid improves lipid and glucose metabolism in high‐fat‐fed C57BL/6J mice by activating peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor alpha and hepatic autophagy. Molecular nutrition & food research, 59(2), 344-354. ##Krisan, A. D., Collins, D. E., Crain, A. M., Kwong, C. C., Singh, M. K., Bernard, J. R., & Yaspelkis III, B. B. (2004). Resistance training enhances components of the insulin signaling cascade in normal and high-fat-fed rodent skeletal muscle. Journal of Applied Physiology, 96(5), 1691-1700. ##Kumagai, H., Zempo-Miyaki, A., Yoshikawa, T., Eto, M., So, R., Tsujimoto, T., Nishiyasu, T., Tanaka, K., & Maeda, S. (2017). Which cytokine is the most related to weight loss-induced decrease in arterial stiffness in overweight and obese men? Endocrine Journal, EJ17-0117. ##Levinger, I., Goodman, C., Hare, D. L., Jerums, G., Toia, D., & Selig, S. (2009, Mar). The reliability of the 1RM strength test for untrained middle-aged individuals. J Sci Med Sport, 12(2), 310-316. ##Li, X., Zhang, D., Vatner, D. F., Goedeke, L., Hirabara, S. M., Zhang, Y., Perry, R. J., & Shulman, G. I. (2020). Mechanisms by which adiponectin reverses high fat diet-induced insulin resistance in mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ##Lihn, A., Pedersen, S. B., & Richelsen, B. (2005). Adiponectin: action, regulation and association to insulin sensitivity. Obesity Reviews, 6(1), 13-21. ##Liu, J. (2005). Oleanolic acid and ursolic acid: research perspectives. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 100(1-2), 92-94. ##Lobo, P. C., Vieira, I. P., Pichard, C., Marques, B. S., Gentil, P., da Silva, E. L., & Pimentel, G. D. (2020). Ursolic acid has no additional effect on muscle strength and mass in active men undergoing a high-protein diet and resistance training: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Clinical Nutrition. ## MA, B. (1995). Practical approach to strength training Indianapolis Master Press, 5(2), 62-65. ##MacKenzie-Shalders, K., Kelly, J. T., So, D., Coffey, V. G., & Byrne, N. M. (2020). The effect of exercise interventions on resting metabolic rate: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Sports Sciences, 1-15. ##Maleki Sh, Behpour N, & V., T. (2019). Effect of 8 weeks of resistance training and supplementation of cinnamon on plasma levels of leptin and adiponectin in overweight women. Journal of Practical Studies of Biosciences in Sport, 8(16), 132-142. ## Martínez-Sánchez, N. (2020). There and back again: leptin actions in white adipose tissue. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(17), 6039. ##Mohammad Rahimi, G. R., Bijeh, N., & Rashidlamir, A. (2020). Effects of exercise training on serum preptin, undercarboxylated osteocalcin and high molecular weight adiponectin in adults with metabolic syndrome. Experimental physiology, 105(3), 449-459##. Mohammad Rahimi, G. R., Niyazi, A., & Alaee, S. (2020). The effect of exercise training on osteocalcin, adipocytokines, and insulin resistance: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Osteoporosis international, 1-12. ##Nguyen, H. N., Ahn, Y. J., Medina, E. A., & Asmis, R. (2018). Dietary 23–hydroxy ursolic acid protects against atherosclerosis and obesity by preventing dyslipidemia-induced monocyte priming and dysfunction. Atherosclerosis, 275, 333-341. ##Pina, F. L., Nunes, J. P., Ribeiro, A. S., Nascimento, M. A., Cyrino, L., Carneiro, N., Venturini, D., Barbosa, D., Mayhew, J., & Cyrino, E. (2020). Comparison of the effects of different weekly frequencies of resistance training on metabolic health markers and body fat in older women. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. ## Pouzesh Jadidi J, Pouzesg Jadidi R, Seifi F, & B., A. (2020). Effect of Eight Weeks of Upper Body, Lower Body, and Concurrent Resistance Training on the Levels of Homocysteine, Adiponectin, and Insulin Resistance in Healthy Untrained Females. Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 9(3), 83-92. ##Retnakaran, R., Hanley, A., Raif, N., Hirning, C., Connelly, P., Sermer, M., Kahn, S., & Zinman, B. (2005). Adiponectin and beta cell dysfunction in gestational diabetes: pathophysiological implications. Diabetologia, 48(5), 993-1001. ##Seo, D. Y., Lee, S. R., Heo, J. W., No, M. H., Rhee, B. D., Ko, K. S., Kwak, H. B., & Han, J. (2018, May). Ursolic acid in health and disease. Korean J Physiol Pharmacol, 22(3), 235-248. ##Smith, A. L., & Biddle, S. (2008). Youth physical activity and sedentary behavior: challenges and solutions. Human Kinetics. ##Souri, R., Hasani Ranjbar, S., Vahabi, K., & Shabkhiz, F. (2011). The effect of aerobic exercise on serum RBP4 and insulin resistance index in type 2 diabetic patients. Iranian Journal of Diabetes and ipid, 10(4), 388-397. ##Tomas, E., Kelly, M., Xiang, X., Tsao, T.-S., Keller, C., Keller, P., Luo, Z., Lodish, H., Saha, A. K., & Unger, R. (2004). Metabolic and hormonal interactions between muscle and adipose tissue. Proceedings of the nutrition society, 63(2), 381-385. ## Wang, S., Li, D., Huang, C., Wan, Y., Wang, J., Zan, X., & Yang, B. (2018). Overexpression of adiponectin alleviates intracerebral hemorrhage-induced brain injury in rats via suppression of oxidative stress. Neuroscience letters, 681, 110-116. ##Zhang, W., Hong, D., Zhou, Y., Zhang, Y., Shen, Q., Li, J.-y., Hu, L.-h., & Li, J. (2006). Ursolic acid and its derivative inhibit protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B, enhancing insulin receptor phosphorylation and stimulating glucose uptake. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-General Subjects, 1760(10), 1505-1512. ##
)