Association of Circulating Follistatin-Like 1 Levels with Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Markers in Healthy Men.

OBJECTIVES:Follistatin-like 1 (Fstl1) is a circulating glycoprotein that plays a crucial role in cardiovascular diseases and inflammation-related disorders. We have shown that Fstl1 acts as an anti-inflammatory factor that protects against ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease. Here we e...

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Main Authors: Satoko Hayakawa, Koji Ohashi, Rei Shibata, Ryotaro Takahashi, Naoya Otaka, Hayato Ogawa, Masanori Ito, Noriyoshi Kanemura, Mizuho Hiramatsu-Ito, Nobuo Ikeda, Toyoaki Murohara, Noriyuki Ouchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4856269?pdf=render