conclusions saturated fatty acids (sfas) served as a potential ligand for tlr4 and activated tlr4 signaling pathway, which might be involved in the pathogenesis. thus, sfas can accelerate the mechanism of inhibiting hbv replication in chb with nafld. objectives this study aimed to investigate whether the tlr4-mediated innate immunity stimulates the pathogenesis of chb in patients with nafld and...

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) includes various hepatic pathologies ranging from hepatic steatosis to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis and cirrhosis. Estrogen provides a protective effect on the development of NAFLD in women. Therefore, postmenopausal women have a higher risk of developing NAFLD. Hepatic steatosis is an early stage of fatty liver disease. Steatosis can d...

Background & Aims. Hepatocyte apoptosis may play a role in progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver and oxidative stress seems one of the key mechanisms responsible for liver damage. The aim was to determine the association of oxidative stress with cytokeratin-18 M30 fragment levels, a marker of hepatocyte apoptosis. Methods. Steatosis severity was defined according to Hamaguchi's echographic cr...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether 1) hepatic ceramide and diacylglycerol concentrations, 2) SCD1 activity, and 3) hepatic lipogenic index are increased in the human nonalcoholic fatty liver. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We studied 16 subjects with (n = 8) and without (n = 8) histologically determined nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL(+) and NAFL(-)) matched for age, sex, and BMI. Hepatic concentrati...