[HTML][HTML] Relation between liver fat content and the rate of VLDL apolipoprotein B-100 synthesis in children with protein-energy malnutrition1–3
Background: Fatty infiltration of the liver is associated with an increased morbidity and
mortality in children with severe protein-energy malnutrition (PEM), but its pathogenesis
remains unclear. Although impaired synthesis of VLDL apolipoprotein B-100 (VLDL-apo B-
100) is generally accepted as the pathogenetic mechanism, the rate of it synthesis has not
been measured in children with PEM. Objective: The objective of the study was to ascertain
the relation between the degree of hepatic steatosis and the rate of VLDL-apo B-100 …
mortality in children with severe protein-energy malnutrition (PEM), but its pathogenesis
remains unclear. Although impaired synthesis of VLDL apolipoprotein B-100 (VLDL-apo B-
100) is generally accepted as the pathogenetic mechanism, the rate of it synthesis has not
been measured in children with PEM. Objective: The objective of the study was to ascertain
the relation between the degree of hepatic steatosis and the rate of VLDL-apo B-100 …