Complement Component 3 as a Surrogate Hallmark for Metabolic Abnormalities in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C.

CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that the elevation of serum C3 levels may reflect obesity, insulin resistance, and/or hepatic steatosis in patients with CH-C, and that the increase in the synthesis of C3 may derive from the activation of cells other than hepatocytes in those patients.
PMID: 30814081 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science - December 31, 2018 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Himoto T, Hirakawa E, Fujita K, Sakamoto T, Nomura T, Morishita A, Yoneyama H, Haba R, Masaki T Tags: Ann Clin Lab Sci Source Type: research