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    Hypoadiponectinemia correlates with arterial stiffness in kidney transplantation patients

    Adiponectin is a fat-derived hormone produced and secreted exclusively by adipocytes that have anti-atherosclerotic effects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between fasting serum adipone...

    Guan-** Ho, Ming-Che Lee, Chung-Jen Lee in Clinical and Experimental Nephrology (2015)

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    Serum adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein level is associated with arterial stiffness quantified with cardio-ankle vascular index in kidney transplant patients

    Arterial stiffness is an established marker of cardiovascular risk and an independent predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events and mortality in kidney transplant (KT) patients. Adipocyte fatty acid-bin...

    Yen-Cheng Chen, Bang-Gee Hsu, Chung-Jen Lee in Clinical and Experimental Nephrology (2018)