Difference of Hepatic Circulation between Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Hepatic Cirrhosis

Alcoholic Hepatitis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis & Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

Failure of carnitine in improving hepatic nitrogen content in alcoholic and non‐alcoholic malnourished rats

AIMS To investigate the effect of carnitine supplementation on alcoholic malnourished rats' hepatic nitrogen content. METHODS Malnourished rats, on 50% protein-calorie restriction with free access to water (malnutrition group) and malnourished rats under the same conditions with free access to a 20% alcohol/water solution (alcohol group) were studied. After the undernourishment period (4 week...

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Extra-Hepatic Cancers

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a leading cause of chronic liver disease but the second cause of death among NAFLD patients are attributed to malignancies at both gastrointestinal (liver, colon, esophagus, stomach, and pancreas) and extra-intestinal sites (kidney in men, and breast in women). Obesity and related metabolic abnormalities are associated with increased incidence or mor...

Role of hepatic iron in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) includes a spectrum of clinical entities ranging from simple steatosis to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with possible evolution to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Iron is considered a putative element that interacts with oxygen radicals in inducing liver damage and fibrosis. The role of hepatic iron in the progression of NASH remains cont...

Clinical studies of alcoholic hepatic diseases.

Clinical features of 52 patients with alcoholic hepatic diseases were described. Of these patients 27 had alcoholic hepatic cirrhosis. As compared with hepatic cirrhosis due to icteric viral hepatitis, vascular spider, ascites and edema were found more frequently in alcoholic cirrhosis. Hepatic biopsy showed preponderance of cirrhotic changes of postnecrotic type. Twenty-five patients had alcoh...