Gender difference in plasma fatty-acid-binding protein 4 levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Zendy

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Gender difference in plasma fatty-acid-binding protein 4 levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Author(s) -

Xue Zhang,

Diandian Li,

Hao Wang,

Caishuang Pang,

Yanqiu Wu,

Fuqiang Wen

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

bioscience reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938

H-Index - 77

eISSN - 1573-4935

pISSN - 0144-8463

DOI - 10.1042/bsr20150281

Subject(s) - adiponectin , copd , medicine , adipokine , body mass index , inflammation , pathogenesis , pulmonary function testing , endocrinology , vital capacity , fatty acid binding protein , gastroenterology , lung , obesity , leptin , lung function , diffusing capacity , biology , insulin resistance , biochemistry , gene

Plasma FABP4 levels were higher in females with COPD compared with both males with COPD and healthy females. FABP4 levels correlated inversely with lung function, and positively with adiponectin and TNFα in COPD.

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