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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Ables GP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3431124 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common initial presentation of obesity and insulin resistance. Uninterrupted progression of hepatic lipid accumulation often leads to fatty liver disease and eventually cirrhosis. Insulin resistance is one of the characteristics of type 2 diabetes. Several types of treatment have been employed against type 2 diabetes some of which ameliorate NAFLD. The frequent line of treatment to improve insulin sensitivity is the use of thiazolidinediones ( ...[more]