Aim: To investigate the influence of metformin use on liver dysfunction and hepatic encephalopathy in a retrospective cohort of diabetic cirrhotic patients. To analyze the impact of metformin on glutaminase activity and ...

Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) represents a reversible syndrome associated with high short-term mortality, characterized by acute decompensation in patients with chronic liver disease and extrahepatic organ failure. ...

Aim: to analyze the effect of metformin on ammonia production derived from glutamine metabolism in vitro and in vivo. Methods: twenty male Wistar rats were studied for 28 days after a porto-caval anastomosis (n = 16) or ...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been related to increased risk of development of hepa tocellular carcinoma (HCC) while metformin (M) and statins treatment seemed to protect against HCC development. In this work, we ...

Antecedentes: la poliquistosis hepática del adulto (PHA) es una enfermedad rara caracterizada por el engrandecimiento crónico del hígado. Objetivo: analizar la implicación, experiencia y actitud de los especialistas ...

Management of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis is focused on restitution of metabolic derangement, weight loss and drugs able to improve steatosis, ballooning and fibrosis. Life-style interventions based on Mediterranean ...

Hypoxic hepatitis (HH) (also known as ischemic hepatitis or shock liver) is characterized by a dramatic but transient rise in serum concentrations of hepatic enzymes caused by anox ic necrosis of centrilobular liver ...

Background: bioelectrical impedance analysis is a technique for the determination of the hydropic component. The hydropic component, determined by blood volume, could be a reflection of the hemodynamic situation. This ...

El síndrome LPAC (low-phospholipid-associated cholelithiasis syndrome) está asociado a mutaciones del gen ABCB4, que codifica la proteína MDR3, esencial en la secreción de fosfatidilcolina en las sales biliares. Este ...