CXCL8 and metabolic syndrome: Consistent with our findings, Bremer et al. demonstrated the novel observation that adipose tissue in subjects with nascent metabolic syndrome have increased levels of leptin as well as decreased levels of adiponectin and omentin-1, concomitant with increased adipokines such as IL-1, IL-6, IL-8, PAI-1 and MCP1[28,29].