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Saab S, Sikavi C, Jimenez M, Viramontes M, Allen R, Challita Y, Mai M, Esmailzadeh N, Grotts J, Choi G, Durazo F, El-Kabany M, Han SH, Moreno E. Clinical Food Addiction Is Not Associated with Development of Metabolic Complications in Liver Transplant Recipients. J Clin Transl Hepatol 2017; 5:335-342. [PMID: 29226100 PMCID: PMC5719191 DOI: 10.14218/jcth.2017.00023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 08/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background and Aims: Given the increased risk of post-transplant metabolic syndrome (PTMS; defined by hypertension, diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia), we aimed to identify the potential role of food addiction in the development of metabolic complications in the post-liver transplant population. Methods: Inclusion criteria included adult liver transplant recipients followed at our institution between June 2016 and November 2016. Participants were administered a demographic survey as well as the Yale Food Assessment Scale 2.0, a 35-item questionnaire used to assess frequency of food addiction in accordance with the DSM-V guidelines of substance use disorders. Demographic and clinical data were collected. Results: Our study included 236 liver transplant recipients (139 males, 97 females). The median (interquartile range [IQR]) BMI of participants was 26.8 kg/m2 (24.2, 30.4), and median (IQR) time since transplantation was 50.9 months (19.6, 119.8). The prevalence rates of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and diabetes mellitus were 54.7%, 25.0% and 27.1%, respectively. Twelve participants (5.1%) were found to have a diagnosis of food addiction. A diagnosis of food misuse was made in 94 (39.8%) of the transplant recipients. Conclusions: Our findings are consistent with prior data that indicate high prevalence of metabolic complications among liver transplant recipients. Food addiction was not predictive of metabolic complications within this population. Nevertheless, we found that this population was at high risk of demonstrating symptoms of food misuse, and they were not likely to appreciate the risks of pathologic patterns of eating. Given the increasing risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in this population, efforts should be made to identify risk factors for the development of PTMS.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sammy Saab
- Departments of Medicine, the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Departments of Surgery, the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- *Correspondence to: Sammy Saab, Pfleger Liver Institute, UCLA Medical Center, 200 Medical Plaza, Suite 214, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Tel: +1-310-206-6705, Fax: +1-310-206-4197, E-mail:
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- Departments of Surgery, the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Surgery, the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Surgery, the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Surgery, the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Surgery, the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Surgery, the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Surgery, the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Departments of Surgery, the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Departments of Surgery, the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Departments of Surgery, the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Departments of Surgery, the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry, the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Obesity has become increasingly prevalent, and the number of obese patients in need of liver transplant is expected to continue to increase. In addition, liver disease due to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is expected to become the leading cause of liver transplantation in the near future. However, obesity remains a relative contraindication in liver transplant. New strategies in managing this patient population are clearly needed. To this end, the authors review the current literature on the efficacy of bariatric surgery in the setting of liver transplantation in obese patients.
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- Duminda Suraweera
- Department of Medicine, Olive-View Medical Center, 14445 Olive View Drive, 2B-182, Sylmar, CA 91342, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California at Los Angeles, 200 Medical Plaza, Suite 214, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California at Los Angeles, 200 Medical Plaza, Suite 214, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Department of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, 200 Medical Plaza, Suite 214, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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El-Masry M, Puig CA, Saab S, Saab S. Recurrence of non-viral liver disease after orthotopic liver transplantation. Liver Int 2011; 31:291-302. [PMID: 21281429 DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2010.02434.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Liver transplant remains the ultimate treatment for decompensated liver disease. However, many diseases do recur after orthotopic liver transplant, which may affect recipients' quality of life and survival rate. We performed a systematic review of relevant epidemiological studies available on Medline that provided information on the recurrence of non-viral hepatitis after orthotopic liver transplantation in adult patients published until August 2010. All data were compiled from either review articles or retrospective studies. Primary sclerosing cholangitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, autoimmune hepatitis, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, alcoholic steatohepatitis and haemochromatosis can recur after liver transplantation. The rates for disease recurrence varied according to the indication for transplantation, and ranged from 7 to 50%. Although the survival rate of patients with liver disease has increased with the advent of liver transplantation and novel immunosuppressive protocols, recurrence of the primary liver disease remains a concern. The recurrence rates differ not only according to the cause of underlying liver disease but also vary within the indication for transplant. Further studies are needed to elucidate the risk factors for varied disease recurrence.
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- Monica El-Masry
- Department of Medicine, Olive View - UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA, USA
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As long-term graft survival and mortality after liver transplantation improve, recognition that allografts may be affected by the same disease process that resulted in the failure of the liver is of both clinical and academic importance. Recipients need to be counseled about recurrence and potential impact on graft function and graft survival; clinicians need to be aware of the potential of recurrence to interpret the clinical, laboratory, radiologic, and histologic findings and alter management. Understanding which conditions recur in the allograft and factors associated with recurrence may shed light on pathogenesis. This article discusses the recurrence of nonviral diseases after liver transplantation, diagnosis, and management.
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- Ye Htun Oo
- Liver and Hepatobiliary Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TH, United Kingdom
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Publications concerning liver histopathology in fatty liver disease and chronic hepatitis C, iron and copper overload, and liver transplantation from the past year have been surveyed to highlight useful concepts and diagnostic information. RECENT FINDINGS Two microscopic forms of pediatric nonalcoholic steatohepatitis have been described: type 1 in which hepatocyte ballooning and/or pericellular fibrosis accompany the steatosis; and type 2 which has portal tract inflammation and/or fibrosis as the salient accompanying feature. In chronic hepatitis C, the ductular reaction appears to be a major factor associated with fibrosis. In patients transplanted for hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis, immunostaining of post-transplant liver biopsies for alpha-smooth muscle actin (i.e. in activated hepatic stellate cells) may identify those individuals at risk for severe recurrence. Clinicopathological papers on several forms of non-HFE hemochromatosis were published and Wilson's disease was described in individuals of 60 years or more in age. Cholestasis in childhood was expertly reviewed and histopathologic precursor lesions of hepatocellular carcinoma were also examined in a comprehensive article. SUMMARY Recent publications with impact on liver biopsy interpretation include a morphologic classification of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in childhood, the differential diagnosis of childhood cholestasis and pathogenetic factors involved in fibrogenesis in chronic hepatitis C.
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- Jay H Lefkowitch
- Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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