Angiopoietin-like protein 8/betatrophin correlates with hepatocellular lipid content independent of insulin resistance in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients.
Beverly S HongJuan LiuJing ZhengWeijian KeZhimin HuangXuesi WanXiaoying HeHaipeng XiaoYan Bing LiPublished in: Journal of diabetes investigation (2018)
ANGPTL-8 was positively correlated with hepatocellular lipid content independent of obesity and insulin resistance, indicating that ANGPTL-8 might be a new and important important predictor of the severity of NAFLD.
Keyphrases
- insulin resistance
- end stage renal disease
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- adipose tissue
- high fat diet induced
- high fat diet
- skeletal muscle
- peritoneal dialysis
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- physical activity
- weight gain
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported