IL6 and Insulin resistance: An increase of IL-6 (p = 0.015) and TNF (from 49.7 to 53 pg/mL), and a decrease of plasma APO (7658–5152 ng/ml, respectively) were noted after hemihepatectomy, the surgery also resulted in exacerbation of insulin resistance evaluated by HOMA index (p = 0.007; Fig. 2).