Significant association of elevated serum galectin-9 levels with the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Significant association of elevated serum galectin-9 levels with the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

BackgroundNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is prevalent among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, but its pathogenesis has rarely been explored. Galectin-9 (Gal-9) interacts with T cell immunoglobulin and mucin-containing-molecule-3 (TIM-3) expressed on hepatocytes and thus regulates T cell...

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Main Authors: Po-Ku Chen, Wei-Fan Hsu, Cheng-Yuan Peng, Tsai-Ling Liao, Shih-Hsin Chang, Hsin-Hua Chen, Chu-Huang Chen, Der-Yuan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
galectin-9
soluble T cell immunoglobulin and mucin-containing-molecule-3 (sTIM-3)
fatty acid-binding proteins
rheumatoid arthritis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1347268/full

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