TY - JOUR AU - Sadlonova, Monika AU - Meyer, Thomas AU - Binder, Lutz AU - Wachter, Rolf AU - Edelmann, Frank AU - Herrmann-Lingen, Christoph PY - 2020 DA - 2020/10/02 TI - Higher galectin-3 levels are independently associated with lower anxiety in patients with risk factors for heart failure JO - BioPsychoSocial Medicine SP - 24 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Galectin-3 promotes the proliferation of neural progenitor cells and is engaged in cell-cell adhesion, cell-matrix interactions, and macrophage activation. In addition, in patients with heart failure this carbohydrate-binding protein is a known prognostic marker for cardiovascular mortality. However, its association with psychological variables has not been investigated so far. SN - 1751-0759 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13030-020-00195-7 DO - 10.1186/s13030-020-00195-7 ID - Sadlonova2020 ER -