Circulating levels of adiponectin, leptin, fetuin-A and retinol-binding protein in patients with tuberculosis: markers of metabolism and inflammation.

Circulating levels of adiponectin, leptin, fetuin-A and retinol-binding protein in patients with tuberculosis: markers of metabolism and inflammation.

BACKGROUND: Wasting is known as a prominent feature of tuberculosis (TB). To monitor the disease state, markers of metabolism and inflammation are potentially useful. We thus analyzed two major adipokines, adiponectin and leptin, and two other metabolic markers, fetuin-A and retinol-binding protein...

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Main Authors: Naoto Keicho, Ikumi Matsushita, Takahiro Tanaka, Takuro Shimbo, Nguyen Thi Le Hang, Shinsaku Sakurada, Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Minako Hijikata, Pham Huu Thuong, Luu Thi Lien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3369865?pdf=render

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