JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL HEPATOLOGY ›› 2014, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (1): 102-105.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2014.01.033

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Progress in mechanisms of abnormal glucose metabolism in patients with hepatitis C virus infection

Kang Yaojie, Wang Xuan   

  1. Department of Endocrinology,302nd Hospital,Beijing 100038,China
  • Received:2013-02-04 Online:2014-02-28 Published:2016-04-11

Abstract: The morbidity of abnormal glucose metabolism in patients with hepatitis C infection increases gradually. In addition to the common pathogenesis similar to hepatogenous diabetes,malfunciton in pancreatic β-cell and insulin resistance (IR) play important roles in the pathogenesis of abnormal glucose metabolism in patients with hepatitis C virus infection. IR may be more important,and hepatic steatosis, tumor necrosis factor-α overexpression,decreased adiponectin, abnormality in synthesis of cytokine signaling inhibitory factors and in iron metabolism may all be involved in IR.

Key words: Choronic hepatitis C, Diabetes, Insuline resitence, Nuclear factor-κ, B