Association of C-reactive protein with histological, elastographic, and sonographic indices of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in individuals with severe obesity
oleh: Tannaz Jamialahmadi, Simona Bo, Mitra Abbasifard, Thozhukat Sathyapalan, Ali Jangjoo, Seyed Adel Moallem, Wael Almahmeed, Sorour Ashari, Thomas P. Johnston, Amirhossein Sahebkar
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| Diterbitkan: | BMC 2023-04-01 |
Deskripsi
Keypoints Obesity and NAFLD/NASH are commonly accompanied by inflammation. We tested if serum hs-CRP is associated with indices of NAFLD/NASH and liver fibrosis in morbidly obese patients. hs-CRP was significantly associated with any degree of histologically diagnosed liver damage.