The Interaction among Insulin Resistance, Liver Fibrosis and Early Virological Response in Egyptian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection may induce insulin resistance (IR) irrespective of the severity of liver disease, and there is evidence of a central role for IR in failure to achieve sustained virological response (SVR) in HCV patients.

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Main Authors: Dina H Ziada, Sherif El Saadany, Mohamed Enaba, Medhat Ghazy, Azza Hasan
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/291457
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spelling doaj-art-57513b6ff7254d89bf8cd36f6ceb46ca2025-08-20T03:33:35ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002012-01-0126632532910.1155/2012/291457The Interaction among Insulin Resistance, Liver Fibrosis and Early Virological Response in Egyptian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis CDina H Ziada0Sherif El Saadany1Mohamed Enaba2Medhat Ghazy3Azza Hasan4Department of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, EgyptDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, EgyptDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, EgyptDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, EgyptDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, EgyptBACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection may induce insulin resistance (IR) irrespective of the severity of liver disease, and there is evidence of a central role for IR in failure to achieve sustained virological response (SVR) in HCV patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/291457
spellingShingle Dina H Ziada
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The Interaction among Insulin Resistance, Liver Fibrosis and Early Virological Response in Egyptian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title The Interaction among Insulin Resistance, Liver Fibrosis and Early Virological Response in Egyptian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C
title_full The Interaction among Insulin Resistance, Liver Fibrosis and Early Virological Response in Egyptian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C
title_fullStr The Interaction among Insulin Resistance, Liver Fibrosis and Early Virological Response in Egyptian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C
title_full_unstemmed The Interaction among Insulin Resistance, Liver Fibrosis and Early Virological Response in Egyptian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C
title_short The Interaction among Insulin Resistance, Liver Fibrosis and Early Virological Response in Egyptian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C
title_sort interaction among insulin resistance liver fibrosis and early virological response in egyptian patients with chronic hepatitis c
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/291457
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