Circulating Levels of Visfatin/Pre-B-Cell Colony-Enhancing Factor 1 in Relation to Genotype, GFR, Body Composition, and Survival in Patients With CKD

Circulating levels of the cytokine visfatin/PBEF-1 are influenced by renal function, but are not associated with fat mass or surrogate markers of insulin resistance in patients with CKD. Visfatin was associated independently with level of sVCAM-1, a marker of endothelial damage.