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- Title
Influence of visfatin on histopathological changes of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
- Authors
Aller, R.; Luis, D. A.; Izaola, O.; Sagrado, M. C.; Conde, R.; Velasco, M.; Alvarez, T.; Pacheco, D.; González, J. M.; de Luis, D A; Sagrado, M Gonzalez; Velasco, M C; González, J M
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common liver disease. The aim of the present study was to explore the relation of visfatin with underlying histopathological changes of NAFLD patients.<bold>Subjects: </bold>A population of 55 NAFLD patients was analyzed in a cross-sectional study. A liver biopsy was realized. Weight, basal glucose, insulin, insulin resistance (HOMA), total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and visfatin levels were measured. A bioimpedance was performed.<bold>Results and Conclusions: </bold>The mean age was 42.8 +/- 11.2 years, the mean BMI was 33.1 +/- 10.2 with 37 males (67.3%) and 18 females (32.7%). Probabilities to have; portal inflammation increased 1.11 (CI95%:1.03-1.50) with each increment of 1 ng/ml of visfatin concentration, high grade of steatosis increased 1.25 (CI 95%:1.06-1.61) with each unit of insulin concentrations, fibrosis increased 1.12 (CI 95%:1.02-1.43) with each unit of fat mass and lobulillar inflammation increased 13.4 (CI 95%:1.3-147) with each unit of HOMA-IR. Portal inflammation frequencies were different between groups (low visfatin group 13.07 < ng/ml: 37.5% versus high visfatin group 13.07 > ng/ml: 62.5%; P < 0.05). In conclusion, several histopathological changes in liver biopsies could be explained by insulin concentrations, HOMA-IR, and fat mass amount. Moreover, visfatin plasma concentrations could predict the presence of portal inflammation in NAFLD patients.
- Subjects
HYPOGLYCEMIC agents; LIVER diseases; CROSS-sectional method; CLINICAL pathology; PATHOLOGY; ADIPOSE tissues; BIOPSY; BLOOD sugar; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY liver; HIGH density lipoproteins; BIOELECTRIC impedance; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN; INSULIN resistance; LIVER; LOW density lipoproteins; TRANSFERASES; TRIGLYCERIDES; PREDICTIVE tests
- Publication
Digestive Diseases & Sciences, 2009, Vol 54, Issue 8, p1772
- ISSN
0163-2116
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s10620-008-0539-9