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Study Of Serum Adiponectin And Chemerin In Patients With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Hosam El-Din Mustafa Seleem, Ayman M. El- Lehleh, Mohsen Mohamed Elkhayat, Osama L. El Abd, Eman A. Badr, Enas F. Elmezein, Ahmed .A Ahmed Teima

Menoufia Medical Journal

Objective: To study the levels of serum adiponectin and chemerin in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD) and their diagnostic role.

Background: NAFLD is the most common cause of chronic liver disease, which is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Liver biopsy remains the gold standard for its diagnosis, but it is an invasive procedure. chemerin and adiponectin can be possible noninvasive diagnostic markers.

Patients and methods: This prospective study was conducted from March 2020 to October 2021 on 90 subjects including 60 patients with NAFLD and 30 age and gender-matched healthy individuals as control group. All were subjected …

Evaluation Of Leptin And Adiponectin Levels In Obese Patients With Acne Vulgaris, Magda M. Haggag, Manal A. Safan, Nafisa Z. I Abd Algalil

Menoufia Medical Journal

Objective This study aimed to evaluate adipokines such as leptin and adiponectin in obese patients with acne vulgaris. Background Acne vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory disease of the pilosebaceous unit characterized by increased sebum production in response to androgens. The adipokines secreted from the sebaceous glands are considered novel factors affecting acne inflammation. Patients and methods This study was carried out at the Dermatology and Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Departments of Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University. Patients were grouped as follows: group I (patient group) included 60 obese patients with acne vulgaris, and group II (control group) included 30 …