Serum pigment epithelium-derived factor levels are increased in patients with biopsy-proven nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and independently associated with liver steatosis.


YILMAZ Y., EREN F., Ayyildiz T., Colak Y., Kurt R., Senates E., ...More

Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry, vol.412, pp.2296-9, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Background: Increased serum concentrations of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) have been linked to the metabolic syndrome in the general population. However, the relationship between serum PEDF and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome, remains unknown.