Association of Adolescent Obesity with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Related Risk Factors in Xi ’an, China

Introduction and aim. To investigate the association of adolescent obesity with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and related risk factors in Xi 'an, China. Material and methods. A total of 4141 adolescents (2,061...

Metabolic syndrome and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

The development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is strongly associated with the metabolic syndrome as reflected by the fact that approximately 90% of the patients with NAFLD have more than one feature of meta...

The mystery of the Hawaii liver disease cluster in summer 2013: A pragmatic and clinical approach to solve the problem

Background and aim. In the fall of 2013, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a preliminary report on a cluster of liver disease cases that emerged in Hawaii in the summer 2013. This report c...

Notch signal protects non-parenchymal cells from ischemia/reperfusion injury in vitro by repressing ROS

Background. We have previously reported that Notch signaling pathway protects hepatocytes from ischemia/ reperfusion (I/R) injury by repressing reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. However, apart from hepatocytes, n...

Identification of genotype B among Hepatitis B Virus-infected patients in Hyderabad, India