Adipocytokines and cytokeratin-18 in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Introduction of CHA index

Adipocytokines and cytokeratin-18 in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Introduction of CHA index

Background and rationale. Insulin resistance (IR), adipocytokines, oxidative stress and hepatic apoptosis play a pathogenetic role in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).Aims. The evaluation of specific adipocytokines and markers of IR, oxidative stress and apoptosis in NAFLD patients; the intr...

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Main Authors: Stergios A. Polyzos, Jannis Kountouras, Athanasios Papatheodorou, Evangelia Katsiki, Kalliopi Patsiaoura, Efthimia Zafeiriadou, Christos Zavos, Evridiki Papadopoulou, Evangelos Terpos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-09-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Adiponectin
Insulin resistance
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Tumor necrosis factor
Visfatin
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S166526811931316X

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