Predictive Role of Interleukin-18 in Liver Steatosis in Obese Children.

Marta Flisiak-JackiewiczAnna Bobrus-ChociejEugeniusz TarasówMałgorzata WojtkowskaIrena Białokoz-KalinowskaDariusz Marek Lebensztejn

Published in: Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology (2018)

Elevated serum IL-18 concentration and its correlation with hepatocyte injury, systemic inflammation, and degree of liver steatosis support role in NAFLD pathomechanism. IL-18 can be considered to play a role in predicting advanced liver steatosis and fatty liver in obese children.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
high fat diet
adipose tissue
young adults
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
obese patients
bariatric surgery
skeletal muscle