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Increased Plasma Proneurotensin Levels Identify NAFLD in Adults With and Without Type 2 Diabetes

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2018

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Ilaria Barchetta, Flavia Agata Cimini, Frida Leonetti, Danila Capoccia, Claudio Di Cristofano, Gianfranço Silecchia, Marju Orho‐Melander, Olle Melander, Maria Gisella Cavallo
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Abstract

Increased plasma pro-NT levels identify the presence/severity of NAFLD; in dysmetabolic individuals, NT may specifically promote hepatic fat accumulation through mechanisms likely related to increased insulin resistance.

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