CORRELATION BETWEEN NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE FEATURES AND LEVELS OF ADIPOKINES AND INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES AMONG MORBIDLY OBESE INDIVIDUALS.
Letícia BaltieriElinton Adami ChaimFelipe David Mendonça ChaimMurillo Pimentel UtriniMartinho Antonio GesticEverton CazzoPublished in: Arquivos de gastroenterologia (2019)
Adiponectin levels were inversely correlated with the severity of fibrosis and steatohepatitis, whereas IL-8 levels were higher in individuals with liver fibrosis among individuals with obesity and NAFLD undergoing bariatric surgery. The use of these markers to assess NAFLD may bring significant information within similar populations.