Impact of Serum Chemerin Levels on Liver Functional Reserves and Platelet Counts in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Obesity-related metabolic abnormalities, including adipokine imbalance and chronic inflammation, are involved in liver carcinogenesis. Chemerin, a novel adipokine, plays a critical role in adipogenesis, energy metabolism, and inflammation. We evaluated the impact of serum chemerin levels on liver fu...

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Main Authors: Imai, Kenji, Takai, Koji, Hanai, Tatsunori, Shiraki, Makoto, Suzuki, Yusuke, Hayashi, Hideki, Naiki, Takafumi, Nishigaki, Youichi, Tomita, Eiichi, Shimizu, Masahito, Moriwaki, Hisataka
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4139783/