A View on the Interrelationship between Obesity and Natriuretic Peptide Measurements: Can Dysregulation in pro-B-type Natriuretic Peptide Glycosylation Explain Decreased B-type Natriuretic Peptide Concentrations in Obese Heart Failure Patients?

Clin Chem. 2019 Sep;65(9):1070-1072. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2019.306175. Epub 2019 Jun 24.

Authors

Alexander G Semenov^{1

2}, Alexey G Katrukha^{3

2}

Affiliations

¹ HyTest Ltd., Turku, Finland; alexander.semenov@hytest.fi.
² School of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.
³ HyTest Ltd., Turku, Finland.

PMID: 31235540
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2019.306175

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Glycosylation
Heart Failure*
Humans
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain*
Natriuretic Peptides
Obesity
Peptide Fragments
Threonine

Substances

Natriuretic Peptides
Peptide Fragments
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
Threonine