Expression of Inflammation-Related Genes Is Altered in Gastric Tissue of Patients with Advanced Stages of NAFLD

• Main Authors: Rohini Mehta (Author), Aybike Birerdinc (Author), Arpan Neupane (Author), Amirhossein Shamsaddini (Author), Arian Afendy (Author), Hazem Elariny (Author), Vikas Chandhoke (Author), Ancha Baranova (Author), Zobair M. Younossi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Obesity is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation perpetuated by visceral adipose. Other organs, particularly stomach and intestine, may also overproduce proinflammatory molecules. We examined the gene expression patterns in gastric tissue of morbidly obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty l...