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Circulating soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products is inversely associated with body mass index and waist/hip ratio in the general population.
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD - 1 Feb 2009
Norata Giuseppe Danilo, Garlaschelli Katia, Grigore Liliana, Tibolla Gianpaolo, Raselli Sara, Redaelli Laura, Buccianti Gherardo, Catapano Alberico Luigi
Abstract excerpt
Advanced glycation end products, AGEs, and its specific receptor, RAGE, are involved in vascular complications. A role for the soluble form of RAGE (sRAGE), which acts as a decoy for AGE, has been documented in patients with diabetes but no information is available in non-diabetic subjects. The a...
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