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ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2019

Current status, problems, and perspectives of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease research.

Naoki Tanaka, Takefumi Kimura, Naoyuki Fujimori, Tadanobu Nagaya, Michiharu Komatsu, Eiji Tanaka

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In one paragraph

Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
77citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
14.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

77 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 140 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. AI-Based Platelet-Independent Noninvasive Test for Liver Fibrosis in MASLD Patients.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025
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17 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Naoki TanakaDepartment of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan.
Takefumi KimuraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan.
Naoyuki FujimoriDepartment of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan.
Tadanobu NagayaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan.
Michiharu KomatsuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan.
Eiji TanakaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan.
Shinshu University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a major chronic liver disease that can lead to liver cirrhosis, liver cancer, and ultimately death. NAFLD is pathologically classified as non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) based on the existence of ballooned hepatocytes, although the states have been known to transform into each other. Moreover, since the detection of ballooned hepatocytes may be difficult with limited biopsied specimens, its clinical significance needs reconsideration. Repeated liver biopsy to assess histological NAFLD activity for therapeutic response is also impractical, creating the need for body fluid biomarkers and less invasive imaging modalities. Recent longitudinal observational studies have emphasized the importance of advanced fibrosis as a determinant of NAFLD outcome. Thus, identifying predictors of fibrosis progression and developing better screening methods will enable clinicians to isolate high-risk NAFLD patients requiring early intensive intervention. Despite the considerable heterogeneity of NAFLD with regard to underlying disease, patient age, and fibrosis stage, several clinical trials are underway to develop a first-in-class drug. In this review, we summarize the present status and future direction of NAFLD/NASH research towards solving unmet medical needs.

Indexed as

BiomarkersBiomedical ResearchBiopsyDisease ProgressionDrug DevelopmentFibrosisHealth Services Needs and DemandHepatocytesHumansInterdisciplinary ResearchLiverNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseasePatient SelectionPrevalenceSeverity of Illness IndexBiomarkersBallooningBiomarkerFibrosisNon-alcoholic steatohepatitisOutcomeSteatosisTreatment

Identifiers

PMID30670907
PMCPMC6337019
OpenAlexW2909889681

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