Plasma nesfatin-1 and DDP-4 levels in patients with coronary artery disease: Kozani study

Background Nesfatin-1, a novel adipokine and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4), a mam malian serine protease, are potent factors of atherosclerosis. In the present cross-sectional study, we investigated whether the plasma nesfatin-1 and DPP4 is associated with the prevalence and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) with and without diabetes mellitus (DM). Methods We consecutively enrolled a total of 240 patients with significant CAD (previous...