Artigo Revisado por pares

Serum concentrations of extracellular fatty acid synthase in patients with steatohepatitis

2009; De Gruyter; Volume: 47; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1515/cclm.2009.259

ISSN

1437-4331

Autores

Judit Marsillach, Cristina Oliveras‐Ferraros, Raúl Beltrán‐Debón, Anna Rull, Gerard Aragonès, Carlos Alonso‐Villaverde, Alejandro Vázquez‐Martín, Jorge Joven, Javier A. Menéndez, Jordi Camps,

Tópico(s)

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors

Resumo

Background: Fatty acid synthase (FASN) is an enzyme synthesized by the liver and plays an important role in lipogenesis. The present study aimed to assess whether serum FASN concentrations are altered in patients with chronic liver disease, and to investigate whether its measurement may be a useful tool in the clinical evaluation of this derangement.

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