Plasma vaspin levels and clinical outcome in incident peritoneal dialysis patients

Abstract Background Vaspin is an adipokine that regulates glucose and lipid metabolism. Plasma vaspin level is increased in chronic kidney disease but decreased in hemodialysis patients. However, plasma vaspin level in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, as well as its prognostic role, has not been s...

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Main Authors: Win Hlaing Than, Gordon Chun-Kau Chan, Bonnie Ching-Ha Kwan, Ka-Bik Lai, Ronald Cheong-Kin Chan, Jeromy Yuen Chun Teoh, Jack Kit-Chung Ng, Winston Wing-Shing Fung, Kai-Ming Chow, Phyllis Mei-Shan Cheng, Philip Kam-Tao Li, Cheuk-Chun Szeto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-023-03259-2