Increased activin A levels in prediabetes and association with carotid intima-media thickness: a cross-sectional analysis from I-Lan Longitudinal Aging Study.

Sci Rep · 2018 · PMC6028626 · PMID 29967428

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In conclusion, activin A level, but not follistatin, was elevated independent of demographic variables with borderline significance and was correlated positively with cIMT in prediabetes.

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The plasma activin A levels showed a trend toward progressive increases from the control group to subjects with simple steatosis and NASH 23 , 24 .

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