The low levels of bone morphogenic protein-4 and its antagonist noggin in type 2 diabetes


ŞARER YÜREKLİ B. P., Kocabas G. U., Aksit M., Kutbay N. O., SUNER KARAKÜLAH A., Yurekli I., ...Daha Fazla

HORMONES-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, cilt.17, sa.2, ss.247-253, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Özet

Objective Bone morphogenic protein-4 (BMP-4) is a proinflammatory cytokine which is controlled by BMP-4 antagonists. Our aim was to investigate the levels of BMP-4 and its antagonists, noggin and matrix Gla protein (MGP), in prediabetes and diabetes.