High Serum Adiponectin Level Is a Risk Factor for Anemia in Japanese Men: A Prospective Observational Study of 1,029 Japanese Subjects.

Erythroid abnormalities including anemia and polycythemia are often observed in the general clinical setting. Because recent studies reported that adiponectin negatively affects hematopoiesis, we performed a prospective observational study to assess the relationship between anemia and adiponectin, a...

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Main Authors: Kei Kohno, Hiroto Narimatsu, Yosuke Shiono, Ikuko Suzuki, Yuichi Kato, Ri Sho, Katsumi Otani, Kenichi Ishizawa, Hidetoshi Yamashita, Isao Kubota, Yoshiyuki Ueno, Takeo Kato, Akira Fukao, Takamasa Kayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5137881?pdf=render