Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2011
Authors:
Kowdley KV,
Nelson JE,
Siddique A
Studies:
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Research Network
Obesity is associated with low grade chronic inflammation presumably due to increased secretion of proinflammatory cytokines from adipose tissue. Iron deficiency is often observed with morbid obesity and has been linked to increased expression of hepcidin due to induction by pro-inflammatory cytokines.