Circulating chemerin level and the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Chemerin is participating in inflammation procedure and it has role in developing metabolic diseases. In the term of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the result of published studies are conflicting. So, in this study, the results of different studies investigating the relationship between chemerin level and NAFLD were summarized.

Method

The databases of PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase were systematically searched until October 2022. The inclusion criteria were as follow: measured the mean chemerin level in adults and children with NAFLD and compared it with non-NAFLD population or reported the association between chemerin level and NAFLD. The methodological quality was assessed by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) tool. The meta-analysis was done

SUBMITTER: Rastkar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10225426 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature