Plasma nesfatin-1 and DDP-4 levels in patients with coronary artery disease: Kozani study

Abstract Background Nesfatin-1, a novel adipokine and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4), a mam malian serine protease, are potent factors of atherosclerosis. In the present cross-sectional study, we investigated whether the plasma nesfatin-1 and DPP4 is associated with the prevalence and severity of cor...

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Main Authors: Nikolaos P. E. Kadoglou, Emmanouil Korakas, Stylianos Lampropoulos, Eirini Maratou, George Kassimis, Nikolaos Patsourakos, Panagiotis Plotas, Paraskevi Moutsatsou, Vaia Lambadiari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-021-01355-x