Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 is Related to Atherosclerosis Independent of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Predicts Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Events.

ABSTRACT: Background FGF21 (fibroblast growth factor 21), a novel hepatokine regulating lipid metabolism, has been linked to atherosclerotic disease. However, whether this relationship exists in patients without nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is unclear. We assessed the association between serum FGF21 levels and atherosclerosis in patients without nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and investigated whether baseline FGF21 could predict incident atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in a 7-year prospective cohort. Methods and Results Baseline serum FGF21 was measured in a cross-sectional cohort of 371 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus without nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (determined by hepatic magnetic resonance spectroscopy), and in a population-based prospective cohort of 705 patients fro

SUBMITTER: Wu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7428997 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature