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Cardiokines as potential CVD biomarkers.
| Cardiokines | Expression Status | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Atrial and B-Type Natriuretic Peptides | Highly expressed | In rats with pressure overload |
| Low level of expression | In mice under fasting conditions | |
| GDF-8 | Highly expressed | When skeletal muscle mass is increased |
| GDF-15 | Highly expressed | In patients with cardiac hypertrophy and chronic HF |
| CTRP9 | Low level of expression | In diabetic animals and humans. In subjects that have suffered an acute myocardial infarction |
