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Filter by:Metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has currently reached a worldwide epidemic. Serum PRL levels within or outside physiological range have been found to affect metabolic homeostasis differently. However, the relationship between serum PRL and MAFLD among diabetic patients is unclear. The investigators aimed to explore the association between serum PRL and the risk of MAFLD in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM).
Effect of oral selected Probiotics (PRO) and/or Berberine (BBR) supplementation on hepatic steatosis markers, cardiometabolic profile, and gut microbiota profile in the non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) - a randomized double-blind clinical study.
Arterial stiffness and endothelial dysfunction present in metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) confer increased cardiovascular risk, which represents the leading cause of mortality in this group of patients. Mechanisms involved in the cardiovascular complications of MAFLD have recently been found to also affect cerebral blood flow altering cerebral hemodynamics in MAFLD subjects. These alerations can be detected through transcranial Doppler, which measures markers of cerebrovascular vasoconstriction, which indicates cerebrovascular autoregulation.16 These abnormalities are related to vascular disease in MAFLD, which plays an essential role in ischemic stroke and cognitive impairment, which explains why MAFLD patients had lower scores on cognitive function tests.17 Nonetheless, there are no studies evaluating the effect of lifestyle interventions (specifically exercise) on cerebral hemodynamics in patients with MAFLD, however, it has been shown that in other pathologies that share pathophysiological similarities with NAFLD there are beneficial changes in this outcome. An example of the above is chronic heart failure and liver cirrhosis, where physical exercise attenuates the inflammatory cascade (decrease in IL6, IL8, IL12, TNFa), and decreases the activation of the renin-angiotensin system with a direct effect on endothelial function improvement. Our research group also documented that a 12-week physical training program acts on this mechanism and has a beneficial effect on cerebral hemodynamics evaluated by transcranial Doppler in patients with liver cirrhosis, which leads to an improvement in neuropsychometric tests.18 Improvement in the previously described pathways through a 16-week physical training program in MAFLD patients could potentially improve alterations in cerebral blood flow, cognitive function, endothelial function, body composition, and the degree of liver steatosis and fibrosis. This outcome has never been assessed in MAFLD patients undergoing exercise. In addition, although there are studies that demonstrate the impact of diet and exercise, most have evaluated these interventions individually, which represents a limitation when implementing them as a multidisciplinary intervention. Therefore, our hypothesis is that a 16-week physical training program will improve cerebral hemodynamic parameters in patients with metabolic-associated fatty liver compared to a control group without a physical training program.
This study is researching an investigational drug called ALN-HSD (called "study drug"). This study is focused on participants who are known to have non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). NASH is a form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Recently, the name metabolic dysfunction associated steatohepatitis (MASH) has been introduced to replace NASH and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) to replace NAFLD. NASH occurs when fat builds up in liver cells, damaging them, and making the liver inflamed and stiff from fibrosis (scar tissue). NASH can progress to cirrhosis (long term scarring) and liver failure (when the liver cannot perform its job). The aim of the study is to see the effect of the study drug on lessening liver scarring side effects related to NASH. The study is looking at several other research questions, including: - How the study drug works to improve liver function and lessen NASH related inflammation in the liver - What side effects may happen from receiving the study drug - How much study drug and study drug metabolites (byproduct of the body breaking down the study drug) are in the blood at different times - Better understanding of the study drug and NASH
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is always accompanied with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).This prospective study was designed to reveal the potential clinical application and underlying mechanisms of canagliflozin in the treatment of type 2 diabetes combined with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Endoscopic weight loss procedures, also termed endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG), has been proposed as a non-surgical procedure for managing obesity and offers a standard weight loss approach. Realizing there is a knowledge gap in applying ESG to morbidly obese patients with NAFLD, the investigators propose studying the efficacy of weight control and functional outcomes of ESG. This prospective pilot study is aimed to study the safety profiles, quality of life, and changes and improvements in the anthropometric, metabolic, and biochemical changes in these patients.
To examine the effect of dasatinib plus quercetin on liver fibrosis in individuals with biopsy proven NAFLD with fibrosis by performing a double-blind randomized controlled proof-of-principle study
This is a proof of concept clinical trial to compare daily intake of at least 20 grams of whole dairy fat vs habitual diet on hepatic steatosis in children with NAFLD.
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a chronic, metabolic liver disease that is closely related to obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a bidirectional mode. NAFLD affects approximately 25% of the worldwide population. NAFLD refers to a phenotypic spectrum, including steatosis, inflammation and fibrosis, which can lead to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in a minority of patients. However, despite its high prevalence, morbidity and mortality, as well as the extensive research in the field, there is not to-date a licensed medication specifically for NAFLD. Emerging evidence supports a potential association between NAFLD and osteoporosis; the prevalence of osteoporosis is probably higher in patients with NAFLD and, vise versa, the prevalence of NAFLD may be higher in patients with osteoporosis. In this context, it has been proposed that certain medications for osteoporosis may also prove to be beneficial to NAFLD. Denosumab, a human monoclonal IgG2 antibody against the receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) ligand (RANKL), is currently an established treatment for osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases. The axis RANKL-receptor activator of nuclear factor NF-κB (RANK)-osteoprotegerin (OPG) has been demonstrated as a key regulator of bone metabolism and, when dysregulated, it contributes to the pathogenesis of osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases. Interestingly, experimental studies have shown that circulating and hepatic RANKL may be upregulated in mice with diet-induced NAFLD, rendering RANKL a potential contributor to the pathogenesis of NAFLD, and ideally, a promising pharmacological target. On the other hand, bisphosphonates, another established, first-line treatment for osteoporosis, are expected to have no significant effect on hepatic metabolism in patients with NAFLD due to their pharmacokinetics and mechanism of action. This is a prospective non-randomized study which aims to investigate the comparative effect of denosumab versus bisphosphonates on hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis and concomitant NAFLD.
Liver cells play a major role in the regulation of lipid metabolism. They are the principal location for lipoprotein and cholesterol synthesis. In healthy individuals an equilibrium is preserved between utilization, biosynthesis and transfer of lipid fractions. Many diseases that affect the parenchyma of liver can lead to changes in the structure of lipoprotein and transport through blood. Non - alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an abnormal accumulation of fat in the liver in the absence of secondary causes of fatty liver, such as significant alcohol use, viral hepatitis or medications that induce fatty liver. NAFLD is the most common liver disorder worldwide and is present in approximately 25%of the world's population [3]. People with NAFLD often have no symptoms and NAFLD is often only detectable during routine blood tests or unrelated abdominal imaging or liver biopsy [4].in some cases NAFLD can cause symptoms such as fatigue, malaise and dull right upper quadrant abdominal discomfort. Non - alcoholic steatohepatitis can severely impair liver functions leading to cirrhosis, liver failure and hepatocellular carcinoma. Grading of NAFLD on ultrasound: when the echogenicity is only marginally increases, it is grade 1, when the echogenic liver obscures the echogenic walls of portal vein branches, it is grade 2, and when the echogenic liver obscures the diaphragmatic outlines, it is grade 3 fatty infiltrations.