Volume 106, Issue 10, Pages 1435-1440 (October 2012) Adipokine adipsin is associated with the degree of lung fibrosis in asbestos-exposed workers Sirpa Leivo-Korpela, Lauri Lehtimäki, Riina Nieminen, Panu Oksa, Tuula Vierikko, Ritva Järvenpää, Jukka Uitti, Eeva Moilanen Respiratory Medicine Volume 106, Issue 10, Pages 1435-1440 (October 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2012.07.003 Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Plasma adipsin levels in asbestos-exposed subjects with normal, borderline or fibrotic (i.e. asbestosis) parenchymal findings on HRCT, and in unexposed controls. Respiratory Medicine 2012 106, 1435-1440DOI: (10.1016/j.rmed.2012.07.003) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Plasma adipsin levels correlated positively with erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and negatively with pulmonary diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DL,CO) in asbestos-exposed subjects (n=85). Respiratory Medicine 2012 106, 1435-1440DOI: (10.1016/j.rmed.2012.07.003) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions