Circulating Follistatin in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Implications for Muscle Strength, Bone Mineral Density, Inflammation, and Survival

SUMMARY: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Follistatin mediates muscle growth and bone mineralization. At present, it is unknown whether circulating follistatin levels are altered in chronic kidney disease (CKD) or links to CKD risk factors and outcomes. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: P...

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Main Authors: Miyamoto, Tetsu, Carrero, Juan Jesús, Rashid Qureshi, Abdul, Anderstam, Björn, Heimbürger, Olof, Bárány, Peter, Lindholm, Bengt, Stenvinkel, Peter
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society of Nephrology 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3087764/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21350111
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2215/CJN.10511110
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