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Drug Des Devel Ther
January 2025
Clinical Research Center, Shijiazhuang Fifth Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People's Republic of China.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the major cause of chronic liver disease worldwide, with no universally recognized effective treatments currently available. In recent years, ginseng and its principal active components, such as ginsenosides, have shown potential protective effects in the treatment of these liver diseases. In NAFLD, studies have demonstrated that ginseng can improve hepatic lipid metabolism, reduce inflammatory responses, and inhibit oxidative stress and fibrosis, thereby attenuating the progression of NAFLD.
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January 2025
Department of Clinical Pharmacy (Pharmacotherapy), Drug Applied Research Center Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran.
Overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) is a common complication of decompensated cirrhosis. This study aimed to assess the effects of probiotic, alone and in combination with zinc, on OHE recurrence, Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) score, ammonia level, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and sleep quality in patients with cirrhosis. We performed an open-label randomized controlled trial on patients with decompensated cirrhosis with a previous history of OHE.
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August 2023
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Introduction: Portal hypertension is a common complication of liver cirrhosis. Varices are dilated collaterals that develop as a result of portal hypertension at the level of the porto-systemic connections and can cause a shift in the blood flow from high to low pressure. Common locations for porto-systemic shunts are the lower oesophagus and the gastric fundus.
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December 2024
Hepatitis B Foundation, Doylestown, PA, USA.
Background: Alcohol dependence remains a significant global health issue, exacerbated by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Phosphatidylethanol (PEth), a direct biomarker of recent alcohol consumption, offers improved specificity, sensitivity, and a longer detection window of 2 - 4 weeks compared to traditional biomarkers. This study evaluates the association between PEth testing and hospital outcomes in hospitalized patients by comparing outcomes among patients with positive PEth and negative PEth test results.
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December 2024
Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Background: There is an international consensus among experts advocating for the classification of fatty liver disease as a metabolic condition. However, some authors have raised concerns that this metabolic-centric framing may result in the underdiagnosis of metabolicdysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in lean individuals. The present study was carried out with the objective of describing metabolic characteristics in MASLD and the prevalence of lean MASLD in the general population.
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