Hepatocyte growth factor and carotid intima-media thickness in relation to circulating CD34-positive cell levels

Hepatocyte growth factor and carotid intima-media thickness in relation to circulating CD34-positive cell levels

Abstract Background Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) may act as a possible biochemical index for vascular damage, although evidence for the association between HGF and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is limited. Since both HGF and circulating CD34-positive cells play an important role in endothe...

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Main Authors: Yuji Shimizu, Shimpei Sato, Jun Koyamatsu, Hirotomo Yamanashi, Mako Nagayoshi, Shin-Ya Kawashiri, Keita Inoue, Shoichi Fukui, Hideaki Kondo, Seiko Nakamichi, Yasuhiro Nagata, Takahiro Maeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd 2018-05-01
Series:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
Subjects:
CD34-positive cell
CIMT
Endothelial repair
HGF
Elderly men
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12199-018-0705-4

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