Decreased level of irisin, a skeletal muscle cell-derived myokine, is associated with post-stroke depression in the ischemic stroke population

Abstract Background Depression is a frequent mood disorder in stroke patient. Our aim was to determine irisin levels in serum and investigate their associations with post-stroke depression (PSD) in a 6-month follow-up study in Chinese patients with first-ever acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Methods The...

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Main Authors: Wen-Jun Tu, Han-Cheng Qiu, Qiang Liu, Xuemei Li, Ji-Zong Zhao, Xianwei Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12974-018-1177-6