Chronic Kidney Disease Is Associated with Increased Plasma Levels of Fibroblast Growth Factors 19 and 21

• Main Authors: Małgorzata Marchelek-Myśliwiec (Author), Violetta Dziedziejko (Author), Monika Nowosiad-Magda (Author), Katarzyna Dołęgowska (Author), Barbara Dołęgowska (Author), Andrzej Pawlik (Author), Krzysztof Safranow (Author), Magda Wiśniewska (Author), Joanna Stępniewska (Author), Maciej Domański (Author), Kazimierz Ciechanowski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the result of a reduced number of nephrons, in which adipose tissue and its metabolites play a significant role. Fibroblast growth factors, FGF19 and FGF21, are involved in lipid and carbohydrate metabolism. The aim of the study was to examine the concentr...