Human epicardial adipose tissue-derived and circulating secreted frizzled-related protein 4 (SFRP4) levels are increased in patients with coronary artery disease

Human epicardial adipose tissue-derived and circulating secreted frizzled-related protein 4 (SFRP4) levels are increased in patients with coronary artery disease

Abstract Background Previous studies have demonstrated that secreted frizzled-related protein 4 (SFRP4) is associated with impaired glucose and triglyceride metabolism in patients with stable coronary artery disease. In the present study, we investigated human epicardial adipose tissue (EAT)-derived...

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Main Authors: Qingwei Ji, Jianwei Zhang, Yu Du, Enjun Zhu, Zhijian Wang, Bin Que, Huangtai Miao, Shutian Shi, Xiuchuan Qin, Yingxin Zhao, Yujie Zhou, Fangjun Huang, Shaoping Nie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
Epicardial adipose tissue
SFRP4
Atherosclerosis
Coronary artery disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-017-0612-9

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