Open AccessAdipokines, cytokines and body fat stores in hepatitis C virus liver steatosis
Author(s) -
Emilio GonzálezReimers,
J. López-Prieto,
Geraldine Quintero-Platt,
Ricardo Pelazas-González,
Marı́a Remedios Alemán-Valls,
Onán Pérez-Hernández,
María José de-la-Vega-Prieto,
M. Ángeles Gómez-Rodríguez,
Candelaria Martín-González,
Francisco Santolaria-Fernández
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v8.i1.74
Subject(s) - steatosis , adipokine , medicine , resistin , adiponectin , leptin , insulin resistance , endocrinology , fatty liver , lipodystrophy , body mass index , lean body mass , hepatitis c virus , insulin , immunology , viral load , obesity , virus , disease , body weight , antiretroviral therapy
To identify patients with or without liver steatosis and its severity in treatment-naïve patients affected by hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.