title: Adiponectin serum level changes and its dynamic relationship with hepatitis C during viral clearance.
abstract: Recent evidences suggest that adiponectin is a multifunctional hormone, inversely associated with cardiovascular risk factors, such as blood pressure, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides levels. Literature data are conflicting on the serum adiponectin levels in chronic hepatitis C patients. Here we analyze the interesting study of Chang and coworkers, on the dynamic relationship between adiponectin levels and insulin resistance, in chronic hepatitis C patients during viral clearance.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Health Sciences , University "Magna Græcia," Catanzaro , Italy.
authors.forename: Ludovico
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Abenavoli
authors.affiliation: b Greenwood Genetic Center , Greenwood , SC , USA.|c Clemson University School of Health Research , Clemson , SC , USA.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boccuto
mesh_terms: D052242:Adiponectin / Q000097:blood*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D052242:Adiponectin; D000998:Antiviral Agents
keywords: adiponectin; genetic; hepatitis C; insulin resistance; viral clearance