Publications by authors named "M J Contos"

Primary cystic neoplasms in the liver with ovarian type stroma typically represent mucinous cystic neoplasms. These tumors contain a cuboidal to columnar epithelium with variably mucinous cytoplasm. To the best of our knowledge, there are no reports of primary hepatic cystic neoplasms with ovarian-type stroma and ciliated epithelial lining.

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  • Bile acids, particularly the deoxycholate (DCA), play a significant role in the worsening of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and their levels increase with disease severity and fibrosis.
  • A detailed study involving various microbiome analyses found that certain bile acids derived from DCA were linked to increased disease activity, suggesting a biological mechanism underlying these changes.
  • The findings highlight the importance of bile acids and related gut microbiota in NAFLD progression, paving the way for potential biomarkers and therapeutic approaches for conditions like Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH).
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Importance: The histologic evolution of the full spectrum of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and factors associated with progression or regression remain to be definitively established.

Objective: To evaluate the histologic evolution of NAFLD and the factors associated with changes in disease severity over time.

Design, Setting, And Participants: A prospective cohort substudy from the Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Clinical Research Network (NASH CRN) NAFLD Database study, a noninterventional registry, was performed at 8 university medical research centers.

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The heterogeneity of biological processes driving the severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) as reflected in the transcriptome and the relationship between the pathways involved are not well established. Well-defined associations between gene expression profiles and disease progression would benefit efforts to develop novel therapies and to understand disease heterogeneity. We analyzed hepatic gene expression in controls and a cohort with the full histological spectrum of NAFLD.

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