Clinical Impact of the Leptin to Soluble Leptin Receptor Ratio on Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Aim: The adipocyte-derived hormone leptin plays a key role in the regulation of food intake and energy expenditure. Recent studies have suggested that leptin is also involved in the pathogenesis of obesity-associated atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. In this study, we investigated the asso...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis 2013, Vol.20(2), pp.186-194
Hauptverfasser:	Yamazaki, Yuko, Emoto, Masanori, Morioka, Tomoaki, Kawano, Naoya, Lee, Eiko, Urata, Hiromi, Tsuchikura, Shoko, Motoyama, Koka, Mori, Katsuhito, Fukumoto, Shinya, Shoji, Tetsuo, Nishizawa, Yoshiki, Inaba, Masaaki
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adipocytes - cytology Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis - blood Cardiovascular Diseases - blood Carotid Arteries - diagnostic imaging Carotid Artery Diseases - blood Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Cross-Sectional Studies Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood Female Humans Intima-media thickness Leptin - blood Male Middle Aged Obesity - physiopathology Plasma leptin Receptors, Leptin - blood sObR
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