Comparison of magnetic resonance spectroscopy, proton density fat fraction and histological analysis in the quantification of liver steatosis in children and adolescents [PDF]
, 2016 AIM: To establish a threshold value for liver fat content between healthy children and those with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with liver biopsy serving as a reference standard.
BEZZI, Mario +6 more
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The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on the Spectrum of Fatty Liver Disease
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2016 Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is becoming one of the most common causes of liver disease in the western world. The most significant risk factors are obesity and the metabolic syndrome for which bariatric surgery has been shown to be an effective ...
Jordan J. Nostedt +7 more
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Assessment of cardiovascular risk in patients with gout and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Patologìâ, 2015 Aim. Cardiovascular diseases are observed more frequently in patients with gout as compared to other rheumatologic pathologies. Methods and results.
S. I. Smiyan, S. V. Danchak
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BMC Gastroenterology, 2018 Background Several studies have emerged indicating that sarcopenia is associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, we aimed to systematically review and quantify the association between sacropenia and the histological severity of nonalcoholic fatty ...
Rui Yu +3 more
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Physical activity is prospectively associated with adolescent nonalcoholic fatty liver disease [PDF]
, 2015 Objectives: The aim of the present study was to assess whether objectively measured physical activity at mean ages 12 and 14 years are prospectively associated with ultrasound scan liver fat and stiffness (alanine aminotransferase, aspartate ...
Anderson, Emma L. +7 more
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Phenotypical heterogeneity linked to adipose tissue dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes [PDF]
, 2016 Adipose tissue (AT) inflammation leads to increased free fatty acid (FFA) efflux and ectopic fat deposition, but whether AT dysfunction drives selective fat accumulation in specific sites remains unknown.
ANGELICO, Francesco +12 more
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Effects of Moderate Alcohol Drinking in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Gut and Liver, 2019 Whether moderate alcohol intake is beneficial remains an unsolved issue. Recent studies have suggested that moderate alcohol consumption is associated with beneficial effects related to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
Inbeom Kwon, Dae Won Jun, Jin-Hwa Moon
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Treating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease [PDF]
Liver International, 2007 AbstractNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a chronic illness with multiple consequences. The spectrum of disease ranges from simple steatosis, with benign prognosis, to a potentially progressive form, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, which may lead to liver fibrosis and cirrhosis, leading to an increase in morbidity and mortality.
Nahum, Méndez-Sánchez +3 more
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Gut Microbial Metabolism and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. [PDF]
, 2019 The gut microbiome, the multispecies community of microbes that exists in the gastrointestinal tract, encodes several orders of magnitude more functional genes than the human genome. It also plays a pivotal role in human health, in part due to metabolism
Lynch, Susan V +3 more
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A Prospective Study of Long-term Outcomes in Female Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Using Age- and Body Mass Index-matched Cohorts [PDF]
, 2013 In patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), the prevalence of cirrhosis is higher among women than men, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) develops mainly in the cirrhotic stage among women.
Hashizume, Hiroaki +5 more
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