Y Shintani, H Fujie, H Miyoshi, T Tsutsumi, K … - Gastroenterology, 2004 - Elsevier : Epidemiological studies have suggested a linkage between type 2 diabetes and
chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. However, the presence of additional
factors such as obesity, aging, or cirrhosis prevents the establishment of ... Cited by 334 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 14 versions
JM Hui, A Sud, GC Farrell, P Bandara, K … - Gastroenterology, 2003 - Elsevier : Hepatitis C virus-infected subjects with stage 0 or 1 hepatic fibrosis had
higher levels of insulin, C peptide, and HOMA-IR (all P ≤ 0.01) compared with
matched healthy controls. In the 250 hepatitis C virus patients (fibrosis ... Cited by 285 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
A Lonardo, LE Adinolfi, P Loria, N Carulli, G … - Gastroenterology, 2004 - Elsevier Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related
liver disease are common in the general population, but their concurrence is 2-
to 3-fold higher than would be expected by chance alone. In patients with ... Cited by 215 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 18 versions
JM Petit, JB Bour, C Galland-Jos, A Minello, B … - Journal of hepatology, 2001 - Elsevier Methods: One hundred and three hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected were studied to
assess the effects of HCV genotype, hepatic iron content, steatosis, hepatic
fibrosis, body mass index (BMI) and family history of DM on the occurrence ... Cited by 154 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
T Kawaguchi, T Yoshida, M Harada, T … - American Journal of Pathology, 2004 - ASIP The pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-associated insulin resistance
remains unclear. Therefore, we investigated mechanisms for HCV-associated
insulin resistance. Homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance was ... Cited by 149 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
S Mehta, FL Brancati, SA Strathdee, JS … - Hepatology, 2003 - health.toodoc.com Although hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is more common among adults with type
2 diabetes, it is uncertain whether HCV precedes the development of diabetes.
Thus, we performed a prospective (case-cohort) analysis to examine if ... Cited by 145 - Related articles - View as HTML - All 9 versions
- ►bmj.com L Fartoux, A Poujol-Robert, J Guechot, D … - British Medical Journal, 2005 - gut.bmj.com Background: Insulin resistance is a frequent feature of chronic hepatitis C.
Whether insulin resistance could be the cause or consequence of steatosis and
fibrosis is unknown. The ability of HCV genotype 3 to promote steatosis by ... Cited by 144 - Related articles - All 9 versions
- ►asnjournals.org RD Bloom, V Rao, F Weng, RA Grossman, D … - Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2002 - Am Soc Nephrol ABSTRACT. Posttransplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) remains a common complication
of immunosuppression. Although multiple risk factors have been implicated, none
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DH Lee, MH Ha, JH Kim, DC Christiani, MD … - Diabetologia, 2003 - Springer Aims/Hypothesis. Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) is located on the external
surface of most cells and mediates the uptake of gluthathione, an important
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C Ferri, M Sebastiani, D Giuggioli, M Cazzato … - Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism, 2004 - Elsevier In 92% of cases, the presence of HCV infection was demonstrated (anti-HCV
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