Chemerin is elevated in multiple myeloma patients and is expressed by stromal cells and pre-adipocytes

• Main Authors: Marita Westhrin (Author), Siv Helen Moen (Author), Ida Bruun Kristensen (Author), Glenn Buene (Author), Anne Kærsgaard Mylin (Author), Ingemar Turesson (Author), Niels Abildgaard (Author), Anders Waage (Author), Therese Standal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Chemerin is a recently discovered adipokine shown to be involved in both inflammatory and metabolic processes. Here, we demonstrate that chemerin serum levels are elevated in patients with multiple myeloma and that it increases with disease progression. We found that chemerin is expressed b...