Altered amino acid concentrations in NAFLD: Impact of obesity and insulin resistance

Volume: 67, Issue: 1, Pages: 145 - 158
Published: Jan 1, 2018
Abstract
Plasma concentrations of amino acids (AAs), in particular, branched chain AAs (BCAAs), are often found increased in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); however, if this is due to increased muscular protein catabolism, obesity, and/or increased insulin resistance (IR) or impaired tissue metabolism is unknown. Thus, we evaluated a) if subjects with NAFLD without obesity (NAFLD-NO) compared to those with obesity (NAFLD-Ob) display altered...
Paper Details
Title
Altered amino acid concentrations in NAFLD: Impact of obesity and insulin resistance
Published Date
Jan 1, 2018
Journal
Volume
67
Issue
1
Pages
145 - 158
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