Circulating Chemerin Is Associated With Carotid Plaque Instability, Whereas Resistin Is Related to Cerebrovascular Symptomatology.

CONCLUSIONS: Low chemerin and high resistin levels were associated with carotid disease severity, suggesting that these adipokines may act as potential markers for plaque instability and stroke risk. Future studies are needed to assess causation between circulating adipokines and plaque instability. PMID: 27312219 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology - June 15, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gasbarrino K, Mantzoros C, Gorgui J, Veinot JP, Lai C, Daskalopoulou SS Tags: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol Source Type: research