Decreased MiR-155 Level in the Peripheral Blood of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients may Serve as a Biomarker and may Influence LXR Activity
Author(s) -
Lei Wang,
Ning Zhang,
Zun Wang,
Dongmei Ai,
Zhenyu Cao,
Huaping Pan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
cellular physiology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.486
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1421-9778
pISSN - 1015-8987
DOI - 10.1159/000447917
Subject(s) - fatty liver , mir 155 , downregulation and upregulation , liver x receptor , endocrinology , medicine , lipid metabolism , gene silencing , liver x receptor alpha , sterol regulatory element binding protein , biomarker , microrna , biology , cholesterol , disease , gene , biochemistry , transcription factor , nuclear receptor , sterol
Obesity is now a common risk factor for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Thus, it is important to explore its underlying mechanisms.
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