Browsing by Subject "Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3"

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Bioavailable IGF-1 is beneficially associated with biomarkers of endothelial function in young healthy adults: the African-PREDICT study

Barnard, Sunelle A.; Smith, Wayne; Mels, Catharina M.C.; Botha, Shani; Schutte, Aletta E. (Elsevier, 2018)

Low circulating levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) are associated with endothelial dysfunction, subsequently leading to the development of cardiovascular disease. Objective To better understand the early ...
IGF-1 and NT-proBNP in a black and white population: the SABPA study

Koegelenberg, Anna S.E.; Smith, Wayne; Schutte, Rudolph; Schutte, Aletta E. (Wiley, 2016)

Background Black populations exhibit lower concentrations of the cardioprotective peptide, insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), and are more prone to develop hypertensive heart disease than whites. We therefore determined ...