Plasma Leptin Is Increased in Intensive Care Patients with COVID-19—An Investigation Performed in the PronMed-Cohort
COVID-19 has shaken the world and intensive care units (ICU) have been challenged by numerous patients suffering from a previously unknown disease. Leptin is a polypeptide pleiotropic hormone, mainly expressed by adipocytes. It acts as a proinflammatory cytokine and is associated with several condit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-12-01
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Series: | Biomedicines |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/1/4 |