Elevated Adiponectin Antibody Levels in Sera of Patients with Atherosclerosis-Related Coronary Artery Disease, Cerebral Infarction and Diabetes Mellitus

Adiponectin secreted from the adipocytes plays pleiotropic, anti-atherosclerotic roles, such as enhancement of insulin secretion and an increase in energy expenditure. The measurement of levels of circulating adiponectin is useful to evaluate the progression of atherosclerosis-related diseases, such...

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Main Authors: Takaki Hiwasa, Xiao-Meng Zhang, Risa Kimura, Mikiko Ohno, Po-Min Chen, Eiichiro Nishi, Koh Ono, Takeshi Kimura, Ikuo Kamitsukasa, Takeshi Wada, Akiyo Aotsuka, Seiichiro Mine, Hirotaka Takizawa, Koichi Kashiwado, Minoru Takemoto, Kazuki Kobayashi, Harukiyo Kawamura, Ryoichi Ishibashi, Koutaro Yokote, Rika Nakamura, Go Tomiyoshi, Natsuko Shinmen, Hideyuki Kuroda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AboutScience Srl 2016-04-01
Series:Journal of Circulating Biomarkers
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5772/63218