Open AccessSerum Bcl-2 concentrations in overweight-obese subjects with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Author(s) -
Giovanni Tarantino,
Francesco Scopacasa,
Annamaria Colao,
Domênico Capone,
Marianna Tarantino,
Elena Grimaldi,
Silvia Savastano
Publication year - 2011
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.v17.i48.5280
Subject(s) - medicine , homeostatic model assessment , fatty liver , insulin resistance , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , steatohepatitis , liver biopsy , endocrinology , body mass index , steatosis , population , overweight , metabolic syndrome , gastroenterology , obesity , biopsy , disease , environmental health
To shed some light on the relationship between anti-apoptotic serum Bcl-2 concentrations and metabolic status, anthropometric parameters, inflammation indices, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease severity were investigated in 43 young individuals with fatty liver (FL) and 41 with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).