Apelin Serum Level in Egyptian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C

Apelin Serum Level in Egyptian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C

Objective. Highlighting the apelin system would present a new therapeutic target for liver disease. Apelin; endogenous ligand for the orphan receptor APJ, was recently suggested to be associated with fibrosis progression and cirrhosis in addition to insulin resistance (IR) and inflammation. The pres...

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Main Authors: Hala O. El-Mesallamy, Nadia M. Hamdy, Hanan H. Rizk, Abdel-Rahman El-Zayadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/703031
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