Fructose Induced Endotoxemia in Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Figure 1

Obese adolescents with hepatic steatosis (>5% by MRS) had increased (a) plasma endotoxin levels, (b) plasma TNF-α levels, and (c) plasma MCP-1 levels as compared to obese adolescents without significant steatosis (hepatic fat < 5% by MRS); .

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