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Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
Manuscript Type |
Review |
Article Title |
Liver-spleen axis: Intersection between immunity, infections and metabolism
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Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
All Author List |
Giovanni Tarantino, Antonella Scalera and Carmine Finelli |
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Corresponding Author |
Giovanni Tarantino, MD, Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University Medical School of Naples, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy. tarantin@unina.it |
Key Words |
Spleen size; Obesity; Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
Core Tip |
From the literature data it is clear that obesity in humans affects different compartments of immune system. The aim of this review is to let clinicians appreciate the new role of metabolic and endocrine functions of the spleen with special emphasis to obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in the context of the available literature. Moreover, understanding the spleen function could be important to develop appropriate prevention strategies in order to counteract the pandemia of obesity. In this direction, we suggest spleen longitudinal diameter at ultrasonography, as simple, cheap and largely available tool, be used as new marker for assessing the liver/spleen axis. |
Publish Date |
2013-06-20 16:34 |
Citation |
Tarantino G, Scalera A, Finelli G. Liver-spleen axis: Intersection between immunity, infections and metabolism. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(23): 3534-3542 |
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http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i23/3534.htm |
DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3534 |
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