Elevated serum cytokeratin-18 concentration in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Yu-Hung ChangHsien-Chang LinDer-Wei HwuDao-Ming ChangKun-Chen LinYau-Jiunn Lee

Published in: Annals of clinical biochemistry (2018)

Independent of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, our results suggested that the cytokeratin-18 concentration is closely associated with the hyperglycaemic milieu. The association between serum cytokeratin-18 and type 2 diabetes mellitus may be worthy of further investigation.

Keyphrases

liver fibrosis
glycemic control
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
insulin resistance