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BACKGROUND & AIMS:The liver is a crucial organ at the crossroads of iron and glucose metabolism. The aim of the study was to assess intra-hepatic iron in young patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its association with insulin resistance and severity of liver damage. METHODS:Intrahepatic iron content was assessed (Pearl's stain grade) in 66 patients (41 males, age 3.3-17.6years) with biopsy-proven NAFLD. Mutations of the Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HFE) gene were determined by sequence allele-specific polymerase chain reaction. Insulin resistance was estimated by means of the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test and the Insulin Sensitivity Index (ISI); the Insulino-Genic Index was also calculated. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 were measured. RESULTS:Low-mild intra-hepatic iron deposition was observed in one out of five children (n=15, 22%), and it was not associated with HFE mutations, carried by 17 patients (26%). Among carriers of HFE mutations, four had siderosis. No abnormalities were observed in systemic indices of iron balance. Serum ferritin was within normal adult ranges in all patients (33.6±7.6ng/ml), but it was correlated with ISI (r(o)=-0.361; p=0.003). No significant difference was observed in insulin sensitivity, iron balance, inflammatory milieu, and liver histology between patients with and without hepatic siderosis. CONCLUSIONS:In young obese individuals with NAFLD, despite normal peripheral iron parameters, mild intra-hepatic iron deposition is a frequent finding, but it is not associated with insulin resistance or severity of liver damage. Longitudinal studies are required to define the long-term relevance of these findings.
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J Hepatoljournal_title
Journal of hepatologyauthors
Manco M,Alisi A,Real JF,Equitani F,DeVito R,Valenti L,Nobili Vdoi
10.1016/j.jhep.2010.12.007subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2011-09-01 00:00:00pages
647-653issue
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0168-8278issn
1600-0641pii
S0168-8278(10)01159-1journal_volume
55pub_type
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