RETN and Stroke: Alterations in plasma adiponectin and resistin have both been implicated in stroke risk in patients (Efstathiou et al., 2005, 2007), although adipokines more generally could affect stroke outcome by modulating the immune system, vasculature, and energy homeostasis (Guri and Bassaganya-Riera, 2010; Haley and Lawrence, 2016a; Trayhurn and Wood, 2005).