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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Enjoji M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3373124 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
International journal of hepatology 20120604
It has been reported that hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is closely associated with hepatic metabolic disorders. Hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance are both relatively common in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Recent investigations suggest that HCV infection changes the expression profile of lipid-metabolism-associated factors in the liver, conferring advantages to the life cycle of HCV. Moreover, insulin resistance and steatosis are independent predictors of impaired response to ant ...[more]