Hepatitis C virus E2 protein involve in insulin resistance through an impairment of Akt/PKB and GSK3β signaling in hepatocytes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection may cause liver diseases of various severities ranging from primary acute infection to life-threatening diseases, such as cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma with poor prognosis. According to clini...

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Main Authors: Hsieh Ming-Ju, Lan Kuang-Ping, Liu Hao-Yu, Zhang Xiao-Zong, Lin Yaw-Feng, Chen Tzy-Yen, Chiou Hui-Ling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/12/74