Association of visfatin with thyroid dysfunction in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2020.06.042
- VernacularTitle:内脂素与非酒精性脂肪性肝病患者甲状腺功能异常的关系
- Author:
Shiping REN
1
;
Zhenqi MA
;
Xuehong WANG
Author Information
1. Graduate School of Qinghai University, Xining 810000, China
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease;
nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase;
thyroid hormones
- From:
Journal of Clinical Hepatology
2020;36(6):1382-1385
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Recent studies have found that visfatin is involved in lipid metabolism in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and about 25% of NAFLD patients have thyroid dysfunction. It has also been found that visfatin is involved in autoimmune regulation through the autocrine or paracrine pathways, which is associated with the involvement of the thyroid gland in autoimmune regulation of the body. This article preliminarily explores the association of visfatin with thyroid dysfunction in NAFLD patients and points out that the measurement of visfatin may help with the early identification of thyroid dysfunction in NAFLD patients.
