Peripheral and Hepatic Vein Cytokine Levels in Correlation with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)-Related Metabolic, Histological, and Haemodynamic Features

Luisa Vonghia; Thea Magrone; An Verrijken; Peter Michielsen; Luc Van Gaal; Emilio Jirillo; Sven Francque

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0143380

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Peripheral and Hepatic Vein Cytokine Levels in Correlation with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)-Related Metabolic, Histological, and Haemodynamic Features

Luisa Vonghia ,

* E-mail: luisa.vonghia@uza.be

Affiliations Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, University of Bari, Bari, Italy, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Thea Magrone,

Affiliation Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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An Verrijken,

Affiliations Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Paediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Peter Michielsen,

Affiliations Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, University of Bari, Bari, Italy, Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Paediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Luc Van Gaal,

Affiliations Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Paediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Emilio Jirillo,

Affiliation Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Sven Francque

Affiliations Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, University of Bari, Bari, Italy, Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Paediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Peripheral and Hepatic Vein Cytokine Levels in Correlation with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)-Related Metabolic, Histological, and Haemodynamic Features

Luisa Vonghia,
Thea Magrone,
An Verrijken,
Peter Michielsen,
Luc Van Gaal,
Emilio Jirillo,
Sven Francque

Published: November 24, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143380

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