Association of Serum Adipocyte-Specific Fatty Acid Binding Protein with Fatty Liver Index as a Predictive Indicator of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Association of Serum Adipocyte-Specific Fatty Acid Binding Protein with Fatty Liver Index as a Predictive Indicator of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

BackgroundAdipocyte-specific fatty acid-binding protein (A-FABP) is a cytoplasmic protein expressed in macrophages and adipocytes and it plays a role in insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. Recently, the fatty liver index (FLI) was introduced as an indicator of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease...

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Main Authors: Won Seon Jeon, Se Eun Park, Eun-Jung Rhee, Cheol-Young Park, Ki-Won Oh, Sung-Woo Park, Won-Young Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academya Publishing Co. 2013-12-01
Series:Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Fatty acid-binding proteins
Adipocytes
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Ultrasonography
Online Access:http://e-enm.org/Synapse/Data/PDFData/2008ENM/enm-28-283.pdf

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