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ArticleEndocrine2017

Increased serum levels of fetuin B in patients with coronary artery disease.

Kefu Zhu, Yuming Wang, Pengqin Shu, Qinyi Zhou, Jinzhou Zhu, Wenjing Zhou, Changqing Du, Chenkai Xu, Xiaowei Liu, Lijiang Tang

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Article in Endocrine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Kefu ZhuDepartment of Cardiology, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, 310013, Zhejiang Province, China.
Yuming WangDepartment of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.
Pengqin ShuDepartment of Cardiology, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Hangzhou, 310006, Zhejiang Province, China.
Qinyi ZhouDepartment of Mathematical Science, The University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, 75080, USA.
Jinzhou ZhuSchool of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.
Wenjing ZhouDepartment of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.
Changqing DuDepartment of Cardiology, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, 310013, Zhejiang Province, China.
Chenkai XuDepartment of Cardiology, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, 310013, Zhejiang Province, China.
Xiaowei LiuDepartment of Cardiology, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, 310013, Zhejiang Province, China.
Lijiang TangDepartment of Cardiology, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, 310013, Zhejiang Province, China. tanglijiang_zh@163.com.
Zhejiang Hospital · CNZhejiang University · CNHangzhou First People's Hospital · CNThe University of Texas at Dallas · USWenzhou Medical University · CN

Funding

the Major Program for the Zhejiang Science and Technology Agency 2012C13018-1the Medical and Health Science Program of Zhejiang 2015KYB158the Program of Zhejiang Health Department 201353645
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent evidence indicates a pivotal role for fetuin B, one of the cystatin superfamily of cysteine protease inhibitors, in the pathogenesis of metabolic diseases. This study investigated whether serum fetuin B levels are associated with the presence of coronary artery disease.

methodsSerum fetuin B levels were assessed in 87 patients with coronary artery disease (41 with acute coronary syndromes and 46 with stable angina pectoris) and 87 healthy controls using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The association of serum fetuin B levels with cardiac risk factors was analyzed.

resultsSerum fetuin B levels were significantly higher in patients with coronary artery disease than those in healthy controls (90.7 ± 32.1 vs. 110.0 ± 32.7 μg/ml, P < 0.001), extremely elevated in group with acute coronary syndromes (115.0 ± 35.2 μg/ml). Pearson correlation analysis showed that serum fetuin B levels were positively associated with the levels of total cholesterol (r = 0.276, P < 0.001), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (r = 0.363, P < 0.001), and fasting blood glucose (r = 0.159, P < 0.05). In addition, multiple logistic regression analyses revealed that fetuin B was independently associated with the presence of coronary artery disease (OR, 1.019; 95% CI, 1.009 to 1.029; P < 0.001) and acute coronary syndromes (OR, 1.017; 95% CI, 1.006 to 1.028; P < 0.01).

conclusionsOur data revealed that high fetuin B levels are associated with the presence of coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndromes, and that fetuin B may serve as a potential biomarker for coronary artery disease.

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Acute Coronary SyndromeAgedAged, 80 and overAngina PectorisBiomarkersBlood GlucoseCholesterolCholesterol, HDLCholesterol, LDLCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleFetuin-BHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsBiomarkersBlood GlucoseCholesterolCholesterol, HDLCholesterol, LDLFETUB protein, humanFetuin-BAcute Coronary SyndromesBiomarkerCoronary Artery DiseaseFetuin BStable Angina Pectoris

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