Trial reportWorld journal of gastroenterology2015
Efficacy of poly-unsaturated fatty acid therapy on patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.
Trial report in World journal of gastroenterology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 83 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evolution of characteristics of MASLD with and without diabetes: a meta-analysis of placebo arms.Scientific reports · 2024Pooled it
- Fatty acid composition but not quantity is an important indicator of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a systematic review.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of Dietary Intervention, with or without Cointerventions, on Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2023Pooled it
- Nutritional supplementation for nonalcohol-related fatty liver disease: a network meta-analysis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Lifestyle modifications for nonalcohol-related fatty liver disease: a network meta-analysis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation on Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- Oxidative Stress and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation.Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
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- Systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled intervention studies on the effectiveness of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.Nutrition reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Pharmacological interventions for non-alcohol related fatty liver disease (NAFLD): an attempted network meta-analysis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
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- Comparison of the effects of pemafibrate and omega-3 fatty acid ethyl on fatty liver index in patients with dyslipidemia treated with statin: a sub-analysis from the PROUD48 study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Trial
- GengricinInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Trial
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- Effect of Fish Oil Supplementation on Hepatic and Visceral Fat in Overweight Men: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2019Trial
- Effects of dapagliflozin and n-3 carboxylic acids on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in people with type 2 diabetes: a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled study.Diabetologia · 2018Trial
- Association of Pro-Inflammatory Diets With Increased Risk of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis: Evidence From a Prospective Cohort Study.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Polyunsaturated fatty acids as a potential preventive and therapeutic intervention for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and its progression to hepatocellular carcinoma.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Can aspartate aminotransferase and platelet distribution width-to-platelet ratio in the first trimester predict fetal macrosomia?: a retrospective case-control study.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2025Article
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Abstract
aimTo examine whether poly-unsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) therapy is beneficial for improving nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
methodsIn total, 78 patients pathologically diagnosed with NASH were enrolled and were randomly assigned into the control group and the PUFA therapy group (added 50 mL PUFA with 1:1 ratio of EHA and DHA into daily diet). At the initial analysis and after 6 mo of PUFA therapy, parameters of interest including liver enzymes, lipid profiles, markers of inflammation and oxidation, and histological changes were evaluated and compared between these two groups.
resultsAt the initial analysis, in patients with NASH, serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartase aminotransferase (AST) were slightly elevated. Triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, markers of systemic inflammation [C-reactive protein (CRP)] and oxidation [malondialdehyde (MDA)], as well as fibrosis parameters of type IV collagen and pro-collagen type III pro-peptide were also increased beyond the normal range. Six months later, ALT and AST levels were significantly reduced in the PUFA group compared with the control group. In addition, serum levels of TG and TC, CRP and MDA, and type IV collagen and pro-collagen type III pro-peptide were also simultaneously and significantly reduced. Of note, histological evaluation showed that steatosis grade, necro-inflammatory grade, fibrosis stage, and ballooning score were all profoundly improved in comparison to the control group, strongly suggesting that increased PUFA consumption was a potential way to offset NASH progression.
conclusionIncreased PUFA consumption is a potential promising approach for NASH prevention and reversal.
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