Impact of Serum Chemerin Levels on Liver Functional Reserves and Platelet Counts in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Obesity-related metabolic abnormalities, including adipokine imbalance and chronic inflammation, are involved in liver carcinogenesis. Chemerin, a novel adipokine, plays a critical role in adipogenesis, energy metabolism, and inflammation. We evaluated the impact of serum chemerin levels on liver fu...

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Main Authors: Kenji Imai, Koji Takai, Tatsunori Hanai, Makoto Shiraki, Yusuke Suzuki, Hideki Hayashi, Takafumi Naiki, Youichi Nishigaki, Eiichi Tomita, Masahito Shimizu, Hisataka Moriwaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-06-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/15/7/11294