The macrophage activation marker s<scp>CD</scp>163 is associated with changes in <scp>NAFLD</scp> and metabolic profile during lifestyle intervention in obese children

Abstract

sCD163 was associated with markers of liver injury and metabolic parameters in obese children, and changes in these parameters during lifestyle intervention. This may suggest that activated macrophages play a role in NAFLD and sCD163 may serve as a marker of liver disease severity and treatment effect.