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SUBMITTER: Jiang Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4910047 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jiang Yao Y Zhang Jingjing J Yuan Yanggang Y Zha Xiaoming X Xing Changying C Shen Chong C Shen Zhixiang Z Qin Chao C Zeng Ming M Yang Guang G Mao Huijuan H Zhang Bo B Yu Xiangbao X Sun Bin B Ouyang Chun C Xu Xueqiang X Ge Yifei Y Wang Jing J Zhang Lina L Cheng Chen C Yin Caixia C Zhang Jing J Chen Huimin H Ma Haoyang H Wang Ningning N
Scientific reports 20160616
Leptin is an adipokine that regulates various metabolism, but its association with secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT), a clinical manifestation of chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD), remains obscure. Parathyroidectomy (PTX) is recommended for severe SHPT patients. Here, the associations between circulating leptin and clinical characteristics in CKD patients were investigated. Effects of PTX on leptin production were analyzed in vivo and in vitro. Controls and CKD patien ...[more]