Metformin in the treatment of patients with non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis

Uygun, Ahmet; Kadayıfçı, Abdurrahman; T. Isik, A.; Ozgurtas, T.; Deveci, S.; Tüzün, Ahmet; Yeşilova, Zeki; Gülşen, Mustafa; Dağalp, Kemal

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2036.2004.01888.x

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Metformin in the treatment of patients with non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis

Published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics • Feb 19, 2004

Authors:

Ahmet Uygun

Abdurrahman Kadayıfçı

A. T. Isik

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Increased insulin resistance is the major pathogenic mechanism in the development of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. AIM: To investigate the therapeutic effect of metformin, a well-known insulin-sensitizing agent, in the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. METHODS: Thirty-six pati...

Subject

Steatohepatitis

Metformin

Medicine

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