Are performance related factors the main determinants of the von Willebrand factor response to exhaustive physical exercise?
VWF:Ag levels strongly increase upon exhaustive exercise and this increase is strongly determined by physical fitness level and the intensity of the exercise, while there is no clear effect of genetic variation in STXBP5, STX2 and the VWF promoter.
Serum fetuin A levels were higher in prevalent HD patients with hepatic steatosis, and positively correlated with chemerin levels. Chemerin levels predicted central obesity as well as regional adiposity in the HD patients.