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Xiao X, Su J, Su IJ. Psychosocial adjustment in young and middle-aged adults after coronary stent implantation: A mixed-method study. Heart Lung 2022; 52:86-94. [PMID: 34923208 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2021.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Currently, the status and principal factors of psychosocial adjustment of young and middle-aged patients after coronary stent implantation (CSI) are understudied. OBJECTIVE To investigate the psychosocial adjustment and the life experiences of young and middle-aged patients after CSI and the corresponding support necessary to maintain psychosocial health for this patient population. METHODS This is a mixed-method study. Self-reported questionnaires were used to survey 236 patients after CSI from November 2019 to November 2020 in Guangdong, China. Eight of these patients were purposefully invited to participate in semi-structured interviews. RESULTS The mean score of psychosocial adjustment were 55.25 (SD=19.96), 55.91 (SD=17.99) for the young and middle-aged patients after CSI respectively. The results of regression analysis showed that resilience, social support, and having diabetes were predictors of psychosocial adjustment of young patients after CSI (R2=0.703, P<0.001). Resilience, social support, current cardiac function, and need to care for parents with chronic diseases were identified as predictors of psychosocial adjustment among middle-aged patients after CSI (R2=0.640, P<0.001). Two themes and six sub-themes related to adjustment challenges and adjustment efforts were identified from the in-depth interviews. CONCLUSIONS Psychosocial adjustment of young and middle-aged patients after CSI still needs to be improved. Higher level of social support and resilience would promote patient's psychosocial adjustment after CSI. Diabetes was a negative factor of psychosocial adjustment in young patients, whereas limited cardiac function, need to take care of parents with chronic diseases were negative factors in middle-aged patients. After CSI, both young and middle-aged patients faced various challenges of adjustment.
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- Xiaomin Xiao
- Department of Nursing, Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xinling Road, Shantou, Guangdong Province, China
- Guangdong Chaozhou Health Vocational College, Zhongshan Road, Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Nursing, Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xinling Road, Shantou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Nursing, Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xinling Road, Shantou, Guangdong Province, China
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Alsuhaibani KA, Althunayyan FS, Alsudays AM, Alharbi AA, Aljarallah BM. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in lean and obese patients in Saudi patients from a single center. J Family Med Prim Care 2021; 10:3381-3386. [PMID: 34760761 PMCID: PMC8565117 DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_185_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background: Fatty liver is a disease caused by the accumulation of fat in the liver. It is one of the major risk factors for developing cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Saudi Arabia is one of the most prevalent countries in diabetes and obesity; the overall prevalence of diabetes is 23.7% and obesity is 35.6%. Aim: To study the correlation between fatty liver finding on abdominal ultrasound (US) and their clinical and biochemical profile including BMI, blood glucose level, lipid profile, liver function tests, and blood pressure in both group lean and obese patients. Methods: Cross-sectional study of 346 fatty liver ultrasound-proven patients were enrolled in the study from January to May 2016 in King Saud Hospital- Qassim, Saudi Arabia. Results: Mean age of the participants was 50.3 years. Female participants were 55% of the cohort. Participants were divided based on their BMI: BMI <25 (lean), BMI of 25–30 (overweight and mild obesity), and BMI >30 (morbid obesity). We found that cholesterol (P = 0.007) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) (P = 0.015) were higher in lean compared to others (5 and 3.1), respectively. Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) was higher in mildly obese patients (113.2) and ALT, which was higher in lean patients (60.4). In addition, 34.5% of the overall patients had Diabetes Mellitus (DM). We found that HbA1c was lower in lean (7.3) compared to morbidly obese patients (7.6). Platelets counts were higher in morbidly obese patients (278) compared to other groups. Conclusion: High cholesterol and LDL strongly correlated with lean fatty liver patients. There was a significant relationship between the female gender and the risk of development of fatty liver. However, liver enzymes were within the normal range, except GGT, which was higher in all the groups, with the highest value in mildly obese patients. Therefore, they are not sensitive for diagnosing fatty liver patients.
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- Khalid A Alsuhaibani
- Medical Imaging Department, Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, King Saud Hospital, Qassim, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia
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Chen K, Chen X, Xue H, Zhang P, Fang W, Chen X, Ling W. Coenzyme Q10 attenuates high-fat diet-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease through activation of the AMPK pathway. Food Funct 2019; 10:814-823. [DOI: 10.1039/c8fo01236a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Coenzyme Q10 regulates lipid metabolism to ameliorate the progression of NAFLD by activating the AMPK pathway.
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- Ke Chen
- Department of Nutrition
- School of Public Health
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou
- P. R. China
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- Department of Nutrition
- School of Public Health
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou
- P. R. China
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- Department of Nutrition
- School of Public Health
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou
- P. R. China
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- Department of Nutrition
- School of Public Health
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou
- P. R. China
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- Department of Nutrition
- School of Public Health
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou
- P. R. China
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- Department of Nutrition
- School of Public Health
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou
- P. R. China
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- Department of Nutrition
- School of Public Health
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou
- P. R. China
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NAFL screening score: A basic score identifying ultrasound-diagnosed non-alcoholic fatty liver. Clin Chim Acta 2017; 475:44-50. [PMID: 28964832 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2017.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Revised: 07/09/2017] [Accepted: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several non-invasive diagnostic scores for non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) have been developed, but the clinical application is limited because of their complexity. AIM To develop and validate an easy-to-calculate scoring system to identify ultrasound-diagnosed NAFL. METHODS 48,489 patients from 2 centers were included in this study. Multivariable logistic regression models were employed for model development. Ultrasonography was applied to diagnose NAFL. The selected variables were assigned an integer score proportional to the estimated coefficient from the logistic regression analysis, namely NAFL Screening Score (NSS). The ability of the NSS to identify NAFL was assessed by analyzing the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) and was tested in an independent validation cohort. Additionally, the performance of NSS was compared with existing models. RESULTS NSS was developed as a basic score comprising of age, body mass index (BMI), triglyceride (TG), ALT/AST, fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and uric acid (UA) in both sexes. NSS showed a relatively good discriminative power (AUROC=0.825 for males, 0.861 for females in the validation cohort) in comparison with other models. The optimal cut-off point was 32 for males and 29 for females. CONCLUSION We developed and validated NSS, an easy-to-use score sheet identify ultrasound-diagnosed NAFL. NSS may be clinically useful for initial diagnosing NAFL.
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Li XJ, Mu YM, Qin QF, Zeng ZX, Li YS, Zhang WK, Tang HB, Tian GH, Shang HC. Chronic high-dosage fish oil exacerbates gut-liver axis injury in alcoholic steatohepatitis in mice: the roles of endotoxin and IL-4 in Kupffer cell polarization imbalance. Toxicol Res (Camb) 2017; 6:611-620. [PMID: 30090529 DOI: 10.1039/c7tx00037e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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In the present study, intestinal tight junctions (TJs) and Kupffer cell polarization were investigated in an alcoholic steatohepatitis (ASH) mouse model to uncover the potential side effects of overexposure to fish oil or omega-3 fatty acids. The mice were fed ad libitum with a liquid diet containing ethanol and fish oil. In the meantime, ethanol was given every 5-7 days by gavage to simulate binge drinking. After the 7th binge, steatosis, necrosis, inflammatory infiltration, and bridging fibrosis were observed in the liver by histological staining. After the 13th binge, the inducers, markers and other downstream genes/proteins of the Kupffer cell M1/M2 phenotype in the liver, serum, and small intestine were analysed. The results suggested that a chronic high dosage of fish oil alone reduced the mRNA levels of most genes tested and showed a tendency to damage the intestinal zonula occludens-1 localization and reduce the number of M2 Kupffer cells. Meanwhile, the combination of fish oil and ethanol damaged the intestinal TJs, resulting in an increased endotoxin level in the liver. Gut-derived endotoxin polarized Kupffer cells to the M1 phenotype, whereas the number of cells with the M2 phenotype (markers: CD163 and CD206) was decreased. Interleukin-4 (IL-4), an M2 Kupffer cell inducer, was also decreased. Moreover, in vitro experiments showed that IL-4 reversed eicosapentaenoic acid-induced CD163 and CD206 mRNA suppression in RAW 264.7 cells. Overall, our results showed that a chronic high dosage of fish oil exacerbated gut-liver axis injury in alcoholic liver disease in mice, and endotoxin/IL-4-induced Kupffer cell polarization imbalance might play an important role in that process.
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- Xiao-Jun Li
- Department of Pharmacology , School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , South-Central University for Nationalities , No. 182 Minyuan Road , 430074 , Wuhan , China . ; ; Tel: +86 27 6784 2332
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- Department of Pharmacology , School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , South-Central University for Nationalities , No. 182 Minyuan Road , 430074 , Wuhan , China . ; ; Tel: +86 27 6784 2332
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- Department of Pharmacology , School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , South-Central University for Nationalities , No. 182 Minyuan Road , 430074 , Wuhan , China . ; ; Tel: +86 27 6784 2332
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- Department of Pharmacology , School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , South-Central University for Nationalities , No. 182 Minyuan Road , 430074 , Wuhan , China . ; ; Tel: +86 27 6784 2332
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- Department of Pharmacology , School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , South-Central University for Nationalities , No. 182 Minyuan Road , 430074 , Wuhan , China . ; ; Tel: +86 27 6784 2332
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- Department of Pharmacology , School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , South-Central University for Nationalities , No. 182 Minyuan Road , 430074 , Wuhan , China . ; ; Tel: +86 27 6784 2332
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- Department of Pharmacology , School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , South-Central University for Nationalities , No. 182 Minyuan Road , 430074 , Wuhan , China . ; ; Tel: +86 27 6784 2332.,Key Laboratory of Chinese Internal Medicine of MOE and Beijing , Dongzhimen Hospital , Beijing University of Chinese Medicine , 100029 , Beijing , China . ; ; Tel: +86 10 8401 2510.,Research Institute of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen , 518057 , Shenzhen , China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Internal Medicine of MOE and Beijing , Dongzhimen Hospital , Beijing University of Chinese Medicine , 100029 , Beijing , China . ; ; Tel: +86 10 8401 2510
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Internal Medicine of MOE and Beijing , Dongzhimen Hospital , Beijing University of Chinese Medicine , 100029 , Beijing , China . ; ; Tel: +86 10 8401 2510
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NAFLD as a Sexual Dimorphic Disease: Role of Gender and Reproductive Status in the Development and Progression of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Inherent Cardiovascular Risk. Adv Ther 2017; 34:1291-1326. [PMID: 28526997 PMCID: PMC5487879 DOI: 10.1007/s12325-017-0556-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 359] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) spans steatosis through nonalcoholic steatohepatis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) associated with striking systemic features and excess cardiovascular and liver-related mortality. The pathogenesis of NAFLD is complex and multifactorial. Endocrine derangements are closely linked with dysmetabolic traits. For example, in animal and human studies, female sex is protected from dysmetabolism thanks to young individuals’ ability to partition fatty acids towards ketone body production rather than very low density lipoprotein (VLDL)-triacylglycerol, and to sex-specific browning of white adipose tissue. Ovarian senescence facilitates both the development of massive hepatic steatosis and the fibrotic progression of liver disease in an experimental overfed zebrafish model. Consistently, estrogen deficiency, by potentiating hepatic inflammatory changes, hastens the progression of disease in a dietary model of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) developing in ovariectomized mice fed a high-fat diet. In humans, NAFLD more often affects men; and premenopausal women are equally protected from developing NAFLD as they are from cardiovascular disease. It would be expected that early menarche, definitely associated with estrogen activation, would produce protection against the risk of NAFLD. Nevertheless, it has been suggested that early menarche may confer an increased risk of NAFLD in adulthood, excess adiposity being the primary culprit of this association. Fertile age may be associated with more severe hepatocyte injury and inflammation, but also with a decreased risk of liver fibrosis compared to men and postmenopausal status. Later in life, ovarian senescence is strongly associated with severe steatosis and fibrosing NASH, which may occur in postmenopausal women. Estrogen deficiency is deemed to be responsible for these findings via the development of postmenopausal metabolic syndrome. Estrogen supplementation may at least theoretically protect from NAFLD development and progression, as suggested by some studies exploring the effect of hormonal replacement therapy on postmenopausal women, but the variable impact of different sex hormones in NAFLD (i.e., the pro-inflammatory effect of progesterone) should be carefully considered.
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Zhou YJ, Zheng JN, Liu WY, Miele L, Vitale A, Van Poucke S, Zou TT, Fang DH, Shen S, Zhang DC, Zheng MH. The NAFL Risk Score: A simple scoring model to predict 4-y risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver. Clin Chim Acta 2017; 468:17-24. [PMID: 28111272 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2017.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Revised: 01/14/2017] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although several risk factors for non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) have been reported, there are few clinical scores that predict its incidence in the long term. We developed and validate a scoring model for individual prediction of 4-y risk for NAFL. METHODS Four-year follow-up data of 8226 initially NAFL-free subjects enrolled for an annual physical examination from Wenzhou Medical Center were analyzed. These subjects are randomly split into the training and the validation cohort. Univariate and multivariable logistic regression models were employed for model development. The selected variables were assigned an integer or half-integer risk score proportional to the estimated coefficient from the logistic model. Risk scores were tested in a validation cohort. We also compared the predictive performance of with that of the NAFLD Index by computing the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC). RESULTS The NAFL Risk Score was developed as 0 to 18 points comprising of BMI, TG×GGT, ALT/AST, LDL-C/HDL-C and UA in both sexes. Comparison of the observed with the estimated incidence of NAFL at both cohorts showed satisfactory precision. In addition, the NAFL Risk Score showed relatively good discriminative power (AUROC=0.739 for males, 0.823 for females) compared with the NAFLD Index (AUROC=0.661 for males, 0.729 for females) in these Chinese subjects. CONCLUSIONS We developed and validated the NAFL Risk Score, a new scoring model to predict 4-y risk for NAFL. The NAFL Risk Score may be clinically simple and useful for assessing individual risk for NAFL.
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- Yu-Jie Zhou
- Department of Hepatology, Liver Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China; School of the First Clinical Medical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Liver Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China; School of the First Clinical Medical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; Institute of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine and Pain Therapy, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Hepatology, Liver Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China; School of the Second Clinical Medical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Heart Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Food Science & Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Wenzhou Medical Center, Wenzhou People's Hospital, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Hepatology, Liver Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China; Institute of Hepatology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
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Lu ZY, Shao Z, Li YL, Wulasihan M, Chen XH. Prevalence of and risk factors for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in a Chinese population: An 8-year follow-up study. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22:3663-3669. [PMID: 27053858 PMCID: PMC4814652 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i13.3663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2015] [Revised: 12/19/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate the prevalence of and risk factors for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in a Chinese population.
METHODS: A total of 1948 adults from China was followed for 8 years. A cross-sectional study was performed to investigate the prevalence of NAFLD at baseline, and then the participants were followed for 8 years to investigate risk factors for the development of NAFLD.
RESULTS: A total of 1948 participants were enrolled at baseline, of whom 691 were diagnosed with NAFLD. During the 8-year follow-up, 337 baseline NAFLD-free participants developed NAFLD. They had a greater increase in body mass index (BMI), serum uric acid, fasting plasma glucose, very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and a considerable decrease in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. 123 participants who had NAFLD at baseline lost NAFLD during the 8-year follow-up period. They had a greater decrease in BMI, fasting plasma glucose, triglycerides, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, and γ-glutamyl transpeptidase.
CONCLUSION: NAFLD is prevalent in Chinese population with a rapidly increasing tendency. It can be reversed when patients lose their weight, control their hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia, and reduce the liver enzyme levels.
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Thinkhamrop K, Khuntikeo N, Phonjitt P, Chamadol N, Thinkhamrop B, Moore MA, Promthet S. Association between Diabetes Mellitus and Fatty Liver Based on Ultrasonography Screening in the World's Highest Cholangiocarcinoma Incidence Region, Northeast Thailand. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2016; 16:3931-6. [PMID: 25987063 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.9.3931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Fatty liver disease (FLD) can be a precondition for other liver pathology including cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Diabetes mellitus (DM) has been suggested in some studies to be a risk factor for FLD as well as cancers, including cholangiocellular carcinoma; however, there are currently very few studies on FLD in DM subjects, although the rate of FLD continues to increase annually. To determine the association between DM and FLD ultrasonographic data were analyzed from the Cholangiocarcinoma Screening and Care Program (CASCAP), in northeast Thailand. DM was reported by the subjects based on the CASCAP health questionnaire. Factors that were associated with FLD were determined by prevalence, odds ratio (ORs) and its 95% confidence intervals (CIs) using multiple logistic regression. There were 45,263 subjects with a mean age of 53.46 (±9.25) years. FLD was found in 36.3% of DM subjects but only in 20.7% of non-DM subjects. The association between DM and FLD was adjusted for all other factors including gender, age, education level, relatives diagnosed with CCA, smoking, alcohol consumption, and hepatitis B and C. The risk of DM in subjects having FLD was highly significant compared with the non-DM subjects (OR 2.13; 95%CI: 1.92 to 2.35; p-value < 0.001). Thus DM is significantly associated with FLD which in turn may facilitate the development of several diseases including CCA. DM should be taken into consideration in future ultrasonic investigations of FLD and CCA.
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- Kavin Thinkhamrop
- Doctor of Public Health Program, Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, Thailand E-mail :
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Chen JP, Peng B, Tang L, Sun R, Hu S, Wen XY, Que P, Wang YH. Fetal and infant exposure to the Chinese famine increases the risk of fatty liver disease in Chongqing, China. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2016. [PMID: 26201820 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.13044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Early life exposure to the famine may affect the susceptibility to the metabolic disorders. The objective of this study was to examine the associations of early life exposure to the Chinese Famine (1959-1961) with the risk of fatty liver disease, obesity, hypertension, and hyperglycemia in adulthood. METHODS We used the data of 10,935 adults born between 1956 and 1965 in Chongqing from check-up center at the 1st Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University in 2011. Logistic regression models were used to explore the effects of famine on the risk of fatty liver disease, obesity, hypertension, and hyperglycemia. RESULTS In Chongqing, prevalences of fatty liver disease among adults in non-exposed (1956-1958 plus 1963-1965) group and born in 1959, 1960, 1961, and 1962 were 34.01%, 36.42%, 34.63%, 40.27%, and 36.09%, respectively. Prevalences of fatty liver disease, obesity, hypertension, and hyperglycemia were significantly higher in males versus females. The risk of fatty liver disease was about 1.375-fold (1.303 (95% confidence interval, 1.066-1.594) for male, 1.547(95% confidence interval, 1.195-2.002) for female) higher in subjects born in 1961, and 1.142-fold (1.117 (95% confidence interval, 0.957-1.305) for male, 1.242 (95% confidence interval, 1.003-1.537) for female) higher in subjects born in 1962 after adjustment of age and sex, compared with non-exposed subjects. Early life exposure to the Chinese famine was also associated with the increased risk of obesity and hyperglycemia. CONCLUSIONS Exposure to the Chinese famine during fetal life and infancy was associated with an increased risk of fatty liver disease in adulthood.
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- Jiang-Peng Chen
- Department of Health Statistics and Information Management, School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Health Statistics and Information Management, School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- The Public Health Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- The Public Health Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Health Statistics and Information Management, School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Health Statistics and Information Management, School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Health Statistics and Information Management, School of Public Health and Management, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- The Public Health Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Li XJ, Mu YM, Li TT, Yang YL, Zhang MT, Li YS, Zhang WK, Tang HB, Shang HC. Gynura procumbens Reverses Acute and Chronic Ethanol-Induced Liver Steatosis through MAPK/SREBP-1c-Dependent and -Independent Pathways. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2015; 63:8460-8471. [PMID: 26345299 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b03504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The present study aimed to evaluate the hepatoprotective effect and mechanism of action of Gynura procumbens on acute and chronic ethanol-induced liver injuries. Ethanol extract from G. procumbens stems (EEGS) attenuated acute ethanol-induced serum alanine aminotransferase levels and hepatic lipid accumulation. Therefore, EEGS was successively extracted by petroleum, ethyl acetate, and n-butyl alcohol. The results showed that the n-butyl alcohol extract was the active fraction of EEGS, and hence it was further fractionated on a polyamide glass column. The 60% ethanol-eluted fraction that contained 13.6% chlorogenic acid was the most active fraction, and its effect was further evaluated using a chronic model. Both the n-butyl alcohol extract and the 60% ethanol-eluted fraction inhibited chronic ethanol-induced hepatic lipid accumulation by modulating lipid metabolism-related regulators through MAPK/SREBP-1c-dependent and -independent signaling pathways and ameliorated liver steatosis. Our findings suggest that EEGS and one of its active ingredients, chlorogenic acid, may be developed as potential effective agents for ethanol-induced liver injury.
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- Xiao-Jun Li
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, South-Central University for Nationalities , No. 182, Minyuan Road, 430074 Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, South-Central University for Nationalities , No. 182, Minyuan Road, 430074 Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, South-Central University for Nationalities , No. 182, Minyuan Road, 430074 Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, South-Central University for Nationalities , No. 182, Minyuan Road, 430074 Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, South-Central University for Nationalities , No. 182, Minyuan Road, 430074 Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, South-Central University for Nationalities , No. 182, Minyuan Road, 430074 Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, South-Central University for Nationalities , No. 182, Minyuan Road, 430074 Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, South-Central University for Nationalities , No. 182, Minyuan Road, 430074 Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Chinese Internal Medicine of MOE and Beijing, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine , 100700 Beijing, China
| | - Hong-Cai Shang
- Key Laboratory of Chinese Internal Medicine of MOE and Beijing, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine , 100700 Beijing, China
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