background: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) includes a group of chronic liver disorders caused by irregular accumulation of fat in liver tissue. the current study aimed to evaluate chemical composition and the effect of fruit extract and essential oil of pimpinella anisum in experimental model of nafld. materials and methods: sixty rats were randomly divided into ten groups, six in eac...

background: green tea is one of the most popular beverages in the world. it is believed to have beneficial effects in the prevention and treatment of many diseases, one of which is nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld). the present study investigated the effects of consumption of green tea in nafld patients. methods: this study was a double‑blind, placebo‑controlled, randomized clinical tria...

this study investigated the effect of berberine on the hepatic dysfunction and histological damage induced by renal ischaemia/ reperfusion (i/r) at an early stage. there were four groups (n=7). in ber+i/r group, rats received berberine (ber; 15 mg/kg/day) orally for 7 days before induction of ischemia. i/r group received distilled water orally for 7 days. in sham and ber+sham groups in which ar...

background: obesity may lead to various morbidity including liver diseases. the present study was done to determine which obesity indices, including body mass index (bmi), waist circumference (wc), waist to hip ratio (whr), and waist to height ratio (whtr) have the stronger association with rising levels of alanine aminotransferase (alt). material and methods: of 6143 subjects aged ≥ 10 years o...

OBJECTIVES Elevated alanine aminotransferase can heighten concern for the presence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in obese children. Guidelines recommend alanine aminotransferase screening of obese children start at the age of 10 years. We examined alanine aminotransferase values routinely obtained for tertiary obesity care among preschool (2-5 years) and school-age children. METHODS Med...

Measurements of alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase with the SMAC were evaluated for correlation with the ABA-100, precision, linearity, and carryover. We assayed 200 specimens with normal and abnormal aminotransferase activities with both the SMAC (y) and the ABA-100 (X). Linear regression analysis of the data yielded the following: alanine aminotransferase (r = 0.9732, y =...

Low adiponectin levels are associated with elevated plasma alanine aminotransferase, a marker of reduced hepatic insulin sensitivity and a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. This study aims to determine the relationship between serum adiponectin level and alanine aminotransferase in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects. Fifty-six type 2 diabetic patients and 33 non-diabetic subjects participate in ...