Serum fatty acid-binding protein 4 is a predictor of cardiovascular events in end-stage renal disease.

Serum fatty acid-binding protein 4 is a predictor of cardiovascular events in end-stage renal disease.

BACKGROUND: Fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP4/A-FABP/aP2), a lipid chaperone, is expressed in both adipocytes and macrophages. Recent studies have shown that FABP4 is secreted from adipocytes and that FABP4 level is associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and atherosclerosis. However, little...

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Main Authors: Masato Furuhashi, Shutaro Ishimura, Hideki Ota, Manabu Hayashi, Takahiro Nishitani, Marenao Tanaka, Hideaki Yoshida, Kazuaki Shimamoto, Gökhan S Hotamisligil, Tetsuji Miura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3213139?pdf=render

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