Serum levels of hepatoprotective peptide adiponectin in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Aygun, Cem; Senturk, Omer; Hulagu, SADETTİN; Uraz, Suleyman; ÇELEBİ, ALTAY; Konduk, Tolga; MUTLU, BİRSEN; CANTÜRK, ZEYNEP

doi:10.1097/00042737-200602000-00010

Serum levels of hepatoprotective peptide adiponectin in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Aygun C., Senturk O., Hulagu S., Uraz S., ÇELEBİ A., Konduk T., ...Daha Fazla

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY, cilt.18, sa.2, ss.175-180, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2006
Doi Numarası: 10.1097/00042737-200602000-00010
Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.175-180
Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective Adiponectin is an adipose tissue-specific protein that has anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic and antiobesity effects. It has been suggested that adiponectin has a hepatoprotective role. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is becoming more prevalent with increasingly adverse clinical outcomes. In this study, serum adiponectin levels were investigated in patients with NAFLD to determine its possible role on hepatic inflammation and injury.