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Elevation of Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 4 Is Predisposed by Family History of Hypertension and Contributes to Blood Pressure Elevation

BACKGROUND: Fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP4/A-FABP/aP2), a lipid chaperone, is expressed in both adipocytes and macrophages. Recent studies have shown secretion of FABP4 from adipocytes and association of elevated serum FABP4 level with obesity, insulin resistance, and atherosclerosis. However,...

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Autores principales: Ota, Hideki, Furuhashi, Masato, Ishimura, Shutaro, Koyama, Masayuki, Okazaki, Yusuke, Mita, Tomohiro, Fuseya, Takahiro, Yamashita, Tomohisa, Tanaka, Marenao, Yoshida, Hideaki, Shimamoto, Kazuaki, Miura, Tetsuji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3449332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22717543
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2012.88