Investigation of Blood Betatrophin Levels in Obese Children with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

BATTAL F., Turkon H., AYLANÇ N., AYLANÇ H., Yildirim S., KAYMAZ N., ...Daha Fazla

PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY HEPATOLOGY & NUTRITION, cilt.21, sa.2, ss.111-117, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5223/pghn.2018.21.2.111
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY HEPATOLOGY & NUTRITION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.111-117
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Betatrophin, Child, Obesity, Liver
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: The prevalence of obesity has significantly increased among children and adolescents worldwide and is becoming an important health care problem in parallel with the increased prevalence of obesity pediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Betatrophin is a newly define hormone that is commonly secreted by liver and plays role in glucose tolerance. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between serum betatrophin levels and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese children.