A nonclassical monocyte phenotype in peripheral blood is associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease : a report from an EMIL subcohort

• Main Authors: Wang, Yan, Oeztuerk, Suemeyra, Kratzer, Wolfgang, Boehm, Bernhard Otto
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Human anatomy and physiology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104981; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25891
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) as the prototypic hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Our study was designed to investigate the association between NAFLD and alteration in monocyte subsets as hallmark of cardiovascular diseas...