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Hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance are associated with serum imbalance of adiponectin/tumour necrosis factor-alpha in chronic hepatitis C patients.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics - 1 Nov 2006
Durante-Mangoni E, Zampino R, Marrone A, Tripodi M-F, Rinaldi L, Restivo L, Cioffi M, Ruggiero G, Adinolfi L E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Steatosis and insulin resistance (IR) have a pathogenic role in chronic hepatitis C (HCV). Adipocytokines balance modulates hepatic lipid content and IR. AIM: To evaluate serum adipocytokines and relationship with virological, histological and metabolic parameters in chronic HCV. METHODS: Adiponectin and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) levels, HCV genotypes, HCV-RNA, IR (HOMA-IR), body mass...
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