Decreases in the serum VLDL-TG/non-VLDL-TG ratio from early stages of chronic hepatitis C: alterations in TG-rich lipoprotein levels.

BACKGROUND: The liver secretes very-low-density lipoproteins (VLDLs) and plays a key role in lipid metabolism. Plasma total triglyceride (TG) level variations have been studied in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related chronic hepatitis (CH-C). However, the results of these studies are variab...

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Main Authors: Motoi Nishimura, Haruna Yamamoto, Toshihiko Yoshida, Masanori Seimiya, Yuji Sawabe, Kazuyuki Matsushita, Hiroshi Umemura, Kazuyuki Sogawa, Hirotaka Takizawa, Osamu Yokosuka, Fumio Nomura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3045437?pdf=render