Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in children. Non-high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (non-HDL-C) has been shown to be a good predictor of cardiovascular events. Recent data in adults found non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) to be associated with significantly higher levels of non-HDL-C than simple steatosis, suggestive ...

metabolome analysis is used to evaluate the characteristics and interactions of low molecular weight metabolites under a specific set of conditions. in cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) and non-alcoholic steatotic hepatitis (nash) the  liver  does not function thoroughly due to long-term damage. unfortunately the early detection of cirrhosis, hcc, na...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has a variable prognosis which is predictable to an extent based on the presence or absence of histological liver injury. Past studies have determined a number of clinical and laboratory parameters which predict greater severity on the initial biopsy, although all of these measures have limitations and biopsy remains the gold standard at this time. For patients...

For each non-negative integer n, we define the n-th Nash blowup of an algebraic variety, and call them all higher Nash blowups. When n = 1, it coincides with the classical Nash blowup. We prove that sufficiently high Nash blowups separate analytic branches. We also determine for a monomial curve in characteristic zero when its higher Nash blowups are smooth.

BACKGROUND/AIMS Adipose tissue is an active endocrine organ that secretes various metabolically important substances including adipokines, which represent a link between insulin resistance and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The factors responsible for the progression from simple steatosis to steatohepatitis remain elusive, but adipokine imbalance may play a pivotal role. We evaluated the ...

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is characterized by liver lipid accumulation and inflammation. The mechanisms that trigger hepatic inflammation are poorly understood and subsequently, no specific non-invasive markers exist. We previously demonstrated a reduction in the plasma lysosomal enzyme, cathepsin D (CatD), in children with NASH compared to children without NASH. Recent studies have ...