Variation in _PNPLA3_ is associated with outcomes in alcoholic liver disease [PDF]
Two recent genome-wide association studies have described associations of SNP variants in _PNPLA3_ with nonalcoholic fatty liver and plasma liver enzyme levels in population based cohorts.
Chao Tian +4 more
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Bioprinting Organs—Science or Fiction?—A Review From Students to Students
Bioprinting artificial organs has the potential to revolutionize the medical field. This is a comprehensive review of the bioprinting workflow delving into the latest advancements in bioinks, materials and bioprinting techniques, exploring the critical stages of tissue maturation and functionality.
Nicoletta Murenu +18 more
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Free Fatty Acids Differentially Downregulate Chemokines in Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells: Insights into Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. [PDF]
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a prevalent problem throughout the western world. Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSEC) have been shown to play important roles in liver injury and repair, but their role in the underlying pathogenetic mechanisms ...
Rachel H McMahan +3 more
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Immune and Inflammatory Pathways in Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH). An update [PDF]
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), also known as fatty liver disease (FLD), is a major public health problem. It is considered to be the hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome.
Breaban, Iulia +10 more
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Animal models of NASH: getting both pathology and metabolic context right [PDF]
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of referral to liver clinics, and its progressive form, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), can lead to cirrhosis and end-stage liver disease.
Larter, Claire Z., Yeh, Matthew M.
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Advances in Bioprinting to Model Immune‐Mediated Skin Diseases
This review explores how 3D bioprinting drives innovation in developing in vitro skin models that mimic immune‐mediated diseases. It highlights current technologies, key applications in studying skin pathologies, and emerging challenges. The review points toward future opportunities for improving disease modeling and advancing therapeutic and cosmetic ...
Andrea Ulloa‐Fernández +4 more
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Vitamin D to reduce liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease [PDF]
BACKGROUND: As the prevalence of metabolic risk factors in the American population has increased over time, so too has the diagnoses of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Fox, Ryan
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Hybrid Scaffolds Decouple Biochemical & Biophysical Regulation of Cell Phenotype
Replicating tissue‐specific extracellular matrix is crucial for understanding its role in disease. This work demonstrates independent control over stiffness, composition and 3D collagen architecture using hybrid scaffolds: patterned collagen perfused with defined hydrogels.
Xinyuan Song +17 more
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Background. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is most often a latent disease with absent or mild clinical manifestations. It is usually detected as an incidental finding when transaminase levels are elevated or imaging signs of fatty liver degeneration ...
M. A. Isaikina +2 more
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Relationship between adipose tissue dysfunction, Vitamin D deficiency and the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease [PDF]
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ( NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease worldwide. Its pathogenesis is complex and not yet fully understood.
BARCHETTA, ILARIA +7 more
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