From: Critical appraisal of the role of serum albumin in cardiovascular disease
Factors that increase synthesis
Factors that decrease synthesis
High-protein diet [11]
Protein-deficient diet [11]
High calories [11]
Fasting [11]
COP↓ [12, 13]
COP↑ [12, 13]
Growth hormone [15]
Diabetes [14]
Corticosteroids [16]
Hepatic disease [17]
Insulin [14]
Sepsis, trauma [2]
