Progranulin concentration in relation to bone mineral density among obese individuals
Arch. endocrinol. metab. (Online); 62 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective Adipose tissue, particularly visceral adipose tissue, secretes a variety of cytokines, among which progranulin is a glycoprotein related to the immune system. Along with other secreted proteins, progranulin may be associated with bone mineral density. The aim of this study was to find...
Absorciometría de Fotón, Tejido Adiposo/metabolismo, Antropometría, Composición Corporal, Densidad Ósea/fisiología, Proteína C-Reactiva/análisis, Estudios Transversales, Péptidos y Proteínas de Señalización Intercelular/sangre, Interleucinas/sangre, Lipoproteínas LDL/sangre, Obesidad/sangre, Osteoporosis/sangre, Hormona Paratiroidea/sangre, Progranulinas, Valores de Referencia, Factores Sexuales, Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/sangre, Vitamina D/sangre