Serum levels of interleukin-1 beta associate better with severity of simple steatosis than liver function tests in morbidly obese patients

Serum levels of interleukin-1 beta associate better with severity of simple steatosis than liver function tests in morbidly obese patients

Background: In high-fat diet-fed mice, interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) has been shown to play a key role in hepatic steatosis. However, it remains unknown whether IL-1 beta could be associated with different grades of steatosis in obese humans. Materials and Methods: Morbidly obese patients (n = 124)...

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Main Authors: Leon F Palomera, Angélica Y Gómez-Arauz, Eréndira Villanueva-Ortega, Guillermo Meléndez-Mier, Sergio A Islas-Andrade, Galileo Escobedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Fatty liver
interleukin-1 beta
liver functions tests
morbid
obesity
Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2018;volume=23;issue=1;spage=93;epage=93;aulast=Palomera

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