Up-Regulation of PPAR-γ mRNA Expression in the Liver of Obese Patients: an Additional Reinforcing Lipogenic Mechanism to SREBP-1c Induction
Author(s) -
Paulina Pettinelli,
Luis A. Videla
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2010-2129
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , adiponectin , steatosis , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , insulin resistance , fatty liver , triglyceride , steatohepatitis , peroxisome proliferator activated receptor , biology , insulin , receptor , cholesterol , disease
Triglyceride accumulation in the liver is an early feature in the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) associated with human obesity, which is a multifactorial syndrome and whose underlying mechanisms are beginning to be understood.
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