Article
Circulating levels of fatty acid-binding protein family and metabolic phenotype in the general population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Ishimura Shutaro, Furuhashi Masato, Watanabe Yuki, Hoshina Kyoko, Fuseya Takahiro, Mita Tomohiro, Okazaki Yusuke, Koyama Masayuki, Tanaka Marenao, Akasaka Hiroshi, Ohnishi Hirofumi, Yoshida Hideaki, Saitoh Shigeyuki, Miura Tetsuji
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Fatty acid-binding proteins (FABPs) are a family of 14-15-kDa proteins, and some FABPs have been to be used as biomarkers of tissue injury by leak from cells. However, recent studies have shown that FABPs can be secreted from cells into circulation. Here we examined determinants and roles of circulating FABPs in a general population. METHODS: From the database of the Tanno-Sobetsu Study, a study with a...
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