Hepatitis C and diabetes mellitus.
J Indian Med Assoc
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2006 Feb; 104(2): 86-9
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Hepatitis C virus infection in diabetes mellitus is more common than in non-diabetic population. Earlier it was thought to be due to more use of needles for insulin injections and frequent blood examination which has been recently antagonised by recent studies. Hepatitis C virus infection has shown to produce insulin resistance (because of liberated cytokines) insulin secretory defect (by viral infection or auto-immune damage). Hepatitis C virus infection also leads to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (a probable component of insulin resistance syndrome) and increased iron increased iron storage in the body. All these factors may explain hepatitic C virus infection as an aetiology for diabetes mellitus. If future researches strongly establish this fact, antiviral or vaccines for hepatitis C virus infection should be thought of for preventing diabetes mellitus.
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Assunto principal:
Humanos
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Resistência à Insulina
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Comorbidade
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Fatores de Risco
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Hepatite C
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Medição de Risco
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2
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Fígado Gorduroso
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Fatores de risco
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J Indian Med Assoc
Ano de publicação:
2006
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