Adipocyte fatty acid binding protein levels relate to... : Hepatology (original) (raw)

Steatohepatitis/Metabolic Liver Disease

Adipocyte fatty acid binding protein levels relate to inflammation and fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease†

Milner, Kerry‐Lee1; van der Poorten, David2; Xu, Aimin3; Bugianesi, Elisabetta4; Kench, James G.5; Lam, Karen S. L.3; Chisholm, Donald J.1; George, Jacob*,2,‡

1Garvan Institute of Medical Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

2Storr Liver Unit, Westmead Millenium Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

3Department of Medicine and Pharmacology and Research Center of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Ageing, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

4Gastroenterology Department, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

5Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia

Department of Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Darcy Road, Westmead, New South Wales 2145, Australia===

Received October 20, 2008

Accepted February 01, 2009