Effect of Hepatitis C Clearance on Insulin Resistance
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2019-12-30
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Chronic hepatitis C infection has been linked to insulin resistance, which is the essential
component of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Resistin; an adipokine, has
been demonstrated to stimulate the secretion of several inflammatory factors known to play a
role in the induction of insulin resistance. we investigated the changes in insulin
resistance after hepatitis C clearance in the era of direct antivirals.