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Decreased levels of irisin, a skeletal muscle cell-derived myokine, are related to emphysema associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking-induced oxidant–antioxidant imbalance is a factor that contributes to the pathogenesis of COPD through epithelial cell apoptosis. Irisin is a skeletal muscle cell-derived myokine associated with physical activity. Irisin is also known to decrease oxidant-induced apoptos...

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Autores principales: Sugiyama, Yukari, Asai, Kazuhisa, Yamada, Kazuhiro, Kureya, Yuko, Ijiri, Naoki, Watanabe, Tetsuya, Kanazawa, Hiroshi, Hirata, Kazuto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5344413/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28424548
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S126233