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Low serum adiponectin levels are associated with systemic organ failure in acute pancreatitis.
Pancreas - 1 Nov 2009
Sharma Arun, Muddana Venkata, Lamb Janette, Greer Julia, Papachristou Georgios I, Whitcomb David C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Obesity markedly increases the risk of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), possibly through the action of adipokines. We tested the hypothesis that serum adiponectin, the primary anti-inflammatory adipokine, is associated with functional polymorphisms in the adiponectin gene (ADIPOQ) and inversely associated with SAP. METHODS: Severe AP was defined as the presence of remote organ failure. ADIPOQ...
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