Open AccessAdiponectin as a protective factor in hepatic steatosis
Author(s) -
Nahúm Méndez-Sánchez,
Norberto C. Chávez-Tapia,
Antonio Villa,
Karla Sánchez-Lara,
Daniel Zamora-Valdés,
Martha H. Ramos,
Misael Uribe
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i12.1737
Subject(s) - adiponectin , medicine , quartile , endocrinology , steatosis , insulin resistance , leptin , obesity , insulin , anthropometry , fatty liver , disease , confidence interval
Obesity and insulin resistance (IR) are closely related to hepatic steatosis (HS), and adiponectin is a hepatic insulin sensitizer that has important effects in liver function. This study aims at investigating the relationship between serum adiponectin concentration and the presence of HS.