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ArticleJournal of clinical and experimental hepatology2012

Management of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Steatohepatitis.

Thuy-Anh Le, Rohit Loomba

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Article in Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Thuy-Anh LeDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
Rohit LoombaDivision of Epidemiology, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
University of California, San Diego · US

Funding

Training Grant in GastroenterologyT32DK007202 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GHOSH, PRADIPTA · 1985 to 2022
$7.7M
NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK007202
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of abnormal liver enzymes and chronic liver disease in the US with expected rise in incidence paralleling the epidemic of obesity. A subset of patients with NAFLD have the progressive form of NAFLD that is termed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), which is characterized by specific features on liver histology including hepatocellular ballooning degeneration, lobular inflammation, and zone-3 steatosis with or without peri-sinusoidal fibrosis. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis can progress to cirrhosis and result in liver-related death. Insulin resistance is commonly seen in patients with NASH and often co-exists with other features of the metabolic syndrome including hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and obesity. Although weight loss through lifestyle modifications including dietary changes and increased physical exercise remains the backbone of management of NASH, it has proved challenging for patients to achieve and maintain weight loss goals. Thus, it is often necessary to couple lifestyle changes with another pharmacologic treatment for NASH. Insulin sensitizers including the biguanides (metformin), thiazolidinediones (pioglitazone and rosiglitazone), and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (exenatide) are large groups of medications that have been studied for the treatment of NASH. Other agents with anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, or anti-fibrotic properties which have been studied in NASH include vitamin E, pentoxifylline, betaine, and ursodeoxycholic acid. This review will provide a detailed summary on the clinical data behind the full spectrum of treatments that exist for NASH and suggest management recommendations.

Indexed as

Alk-phos, alkaline phosphataseALT, alanine aminotransferaseAST, aspartate aminotransferaseBMI, body mass indexColesevelamDEXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometryexenatideezetimibeGGT, gamma-glutamyl transferaseHDL, high-density lipoproteinHOMA, homeostatic model assessmentLDL, low-density lipoproteinmetforminNAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseNASH, non-alcoholic steatohepatitisNAS, NAFLD activity scorepentoxifyllineQUICKI, quantitative insulin sensitivity check indexS-adenosylmethioninestatinsTG, triglyceridethiazolidinedionesursodeoxycholic acidvitamin E

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PMID25755424
PMCPMC3940181
OpenAlexW2085970285

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