@article{oai:kanazawa-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00013133,
 author = {Sakurai, Masaru and Takamura, Toshinari and Ota, Tsuguhito and Ando, Hitoshi and Akahori, Hiroshi and Kaji, Kyosuke and Sasaki, Motoko and Nakanuma, Yasuni and Miura, Katsuyuki and Kaneko, Shuichi},
 issue = {4},
 journal = {Journal of Gastroenterology},
 month = {Apr},
 note = {Background: To address the hypothesis that liver steatosis causes systemic insulin resistance, we sought to determine the liver histological feature that most strongly contributes to insulin resistance in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Methods: Liver biopsy specimens were obtained from 131 patients with clinically suspected NAFLD. The stage, grade of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and level of steatosis were scored and analyzed in relation to the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and the metabolic clearance rate (MCR), measured using the glucose clamp method. Results: In the univariate analysis, the degree of hepatic steatosis (r = 0.458, P < 0.001), stage (r = 0.360, P < 0.001), and grade (r = 0.349, P < 0.01) of NASH were significantly correlated with the HOMA-IR. Multiple regression analysis adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, and each histological score showed that steatosis was significantly and independently associated with HOMA-IR (coefficient = 1.42, P < 0.001), but not with the stage (coefficient = 0.33, P = 0.307) or grade (coefficient = 0.67, P = 0.134) of NASH. Similar independent relationships were observed between steatosis and MCR, but the relationship was weaker (coefficient = -0.98, P = 0.076). Conclusions: Steatosis of the liver, but not the stage or the grade of NASH, is associated with insulin resistance in patients with NAFLD. © Springer-Verlag Tokyo 2007., 金子, 周一, 金沢大学大学院医学系研究科環境社会医学},
 pages = {312--317},
 title = {Liver steatosis, but not fibrosis, is associated with insulin resistance in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease},
 volume = {42},
 year = {2007}
}