Adipokines as Biomarkers in Health and Disease
| Authors | |
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| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Disease Markers |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Web | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5696815 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5696815 |
| Keywords | Adipokines |
| Description | Adipokines are important circulating factors mediating intertissue crosstalk throughout the body and thus playing a key role in maintaining endocrine homeostasis. So far, multiple associations of adipokines with widespread noncommunicable diseases, including cardiometabolic diseases, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and fertility problems, have been identified. However, the precise mechanisms underlying empirically observed associations are still rather poorly understood, and more research must be carried out in order to make sense of and deepen the already published data. |