%0 Journal Article
%T Irritable Bowel Syndrome May Be Associated with Elevated Alanine Aminotransferase and Metabolic Syndrome
%A Kwang-Min Kim
%A Kyu-Nam Kim
%A Nam-Seok Joo
%A Seung-Hwa Lee
%J Archive of "Yonsei Medical Journal".
%D 2016
%R 10.3349/ymj.2016.57.1.146
%X Recent studies have revealed close relationships between hepatic injury, metabolic pathways, and gut microbiota. The microorganisms in the intestine also cause irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The aim of this study was to examine whether IBS was associated with elevated hepatic enzyme [alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST)], gamma-glutamyl transferase (¦Ã-GT) levels, and metabolic syndrome (MS)
%K Irritable bowel syndrome
%K liver enzymes
%K metabolic syndrome
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4696946/