Hepatic Steatosis Index in Acromegaly: Correlation with Insulin Resistance Regardless of the Disease Control.

Alessandro CiresiValentina GuarnottaDaniela CampoCarla Giordano

Published in: International journal of endocrinology (2018)

In acromegaly, HSI is mainly related with insulin resistance and the reduction of GH and IGF-1 levels, and above all the improvement in insulin sensitivity leads to an improvement of this surrogate index of hepatic steatosis.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
growth hormone
adipose tissue
high fat diet
metabolic syndrome
polycystic ovary syndrome
skeletal muscle
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
glycemic control
pi k akt
weight loss
signaling pathway