Fatty liver disease may be spurred by air pollution as car fumes linked to 'silent killer'
A new study in mice suggests that long-term exposure to low levels of traffic-related air pollution can damage the liver and ...
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Visceral Adipose Tissue Area is an Independent Risk Factor for Hepatic Steatosis
Background and Aim: Recent data indicate that hepatic steatosis is associated with insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and obesity (especially central body fat distribution). There have been few ...
BioWorld5d
New PCSK9 inhibitors disclosed in Hansoh patent
Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Hansoh Biomedical Co. Ltd. have divulged proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin-type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors acting as LDL-lowering agents ...
Nature5d
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Liver-projecting vagal sensory neurons play a key role in regulating energy balance, hepatic steatosis, and anxiety-like behavior in mice under obesogenic conditions. Modulating the liver-brain ...
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The Diagnostic Value of Biomarkers (SteatoTest) for the Prediction of Liver Steatosis
Background: Biopsy is the usual gold standard for liver steatosis assessment. The aim of this study was to identify a panel of biomarkers (SteatoTest), with sufficient predictive values ...