Substitution in Amino Acid 70 of Hepatitis C Virus Core Protein Changes the Adipokine Profile via Toll-Like Receptor 2/4 Signaling

Polymorphisms of the core, NS3, and NS5A proteins of hepatitis C virus genotype 1b associate With development of hepatocellular carcinoma

(2012) Ahmed El-Shamy et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Adiponectin Enhances Insulin Sensitivity by Increasing Hepatic IRS-2 Expression via a Macrophage-Derived IL-6-Dependent Pathway

(2011) Motoharu Awazawa et al.   Cell Metabolism

Extracellular Hepatitis C Virus Core Protein Activates STAT3 in Human Monocytes/Macrophages/Dendritic Cells via an IL-6 Autocrine Pathway

(2011) Robert S. Tacke et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Association of hepatitis C with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes in US general population: the impact of the epidemic of obesity

(2011) M. Stepanova et al.   JOURNAL OF VIRAL HEPATITIS

Analysis of Interferon Signaling by Infectious Hepatitis C Virus Clones with Substitutions of Core Amino Acids 70 and 91

(2011) Y. Funaoka et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Dietary and Genetic Obesity Promote Liver Inflammation and Tumorigenesis by Enhancing IL-6 and TNF Expression

(2010) Eek Joong Park et al.   CELL

Anti-inflammatory effects of excessive weight loss: potent suppression of adipose interleukin 6 and tumour necrosis factor   expression

(2010) A. R. Moschen et al.   GUT

Inflammatory Role of Toll-Like Receptors in Human and Murine Adipose Tissue

(2010) Odile Poulain-Godefroy et al.   MEDIATORS OF INFLAMMATION

Relation between Body Fat and Liver Fat Accumulation and Cytokine Pattern in Non-Alcoholic Patients with Chronic HCV Infection

(2009) E. González-Reimers et al.   ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM

Amino acid substitutions in the hepatitis C virus core region of genotype 1b are the important predictor of severe insulin resistance in patients without cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus

(2009) Norio Akuta et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY

A matched case-controlled study of 48 and 72 weeks of peginterferon plus ribavirin combination therapy in patients infected with HCV genotype 1b in Japan: amino acid substitutions in HCV core region as predictor of sustained virological response

(2009) Norio Akuta et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY

Genome-wide association of IL28B with response to pegylated interferon-α and ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C

(2009) Yasuhito Tanaka et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) -493G/T gene polymorphism contributes to fat liver accumulation in HCV genotype 3 infected patients

(2008) R. Zampino et al.   JOURNAL OF VIRAL HEPATITIS

A Stress Signaling Pathway in Adipose Tissue Regulates Hepatic Insulin Resistance

(2008) G. Sabio et al.   SCIENCE

Insulin Resistance in Chronic Hepatitis C: Association With Genotypes 1 and 4, Serum HCV RNA Level, and Liver Fibrosis

(2007) Rami Moucari et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY