Altered amino acid concentrations in NAFLD: Impact of obesity and insulin resistance.

Melania GagginiFabrizia CarliChiara RossoEmma BuzzigoliMilena MariettiVeronica Della LattaDemetrio CiociaroMaria Lorena AbateRoberto GambinoMaurizio CassaderElisabetta BugianesiFrancesco Rubino

Published in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (2017)

Increased plasma AA concentrations were observed mainly in subjects with obesity and NAFLD, likely as a consequence of increased IR and protein catabolism. The GSG-index is a possible marker of severity of liver disease independent of body mass index. (Hepatology 2018;67:145-158).

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
amino acid
body mass index
high fat diet induced
metabolic syndrome
weight gain
type diabetes
adipose tissue
high fat diet
skeletal muscle
weight loss
polycystic ovary syndrome
small molecule
glycemic control