Diabetes worsening of hepatitis C cirrhosis: Are alterations in monocytic tissue factor (CD 142) is the cause?

Background & Aim. The mechanisms by which type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) worsen liver function are not yet established. Tissue factor (TF) is a protein that participates in hemostatic, immune and inflammatory processes. To test the hypothesis that T2DM contributes to clinical outcome throug...

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Main Authors: Mona A. Abu El Makarem, Mohammed Eslam, Douaa Sayed, Mohamed Shawkat, Naglaa K. Idriss, Elwy M. Soliman, Tahra Sherif, Ragaa Abdelshaheed, Hesham Abdelhailm, Mohamed A. Sahrawi, Sahar Elheney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119309019