Fatty Liver

Updated October 22, 2022

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Liver Testing, General

LabCorp NASH Testing Brochure (with edits by Dr. Cheikin)

Sample LabCorp Liver Fibrosis Risk Panel 402145

Sample LabCorp NASH Fibrosure 550140

“Fatty liver” is a condition where fat accumulates in the liver, causing damage. While it often occurs in alcoholism, it can also occur in people who are overweight with pre-diabetes or diabetes.  It can be reversed to a good degree by improving diabetic control and reducing alcohol.

Liver Steatosis, Gut-Liver Axis, Microbiome and Environmental Factors. A Never-Ending Bidirectional Cross-Talk.2020

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease–Relationship to Insulin Sensitivity and Oxidative Stress.Treatment Approaches UsingVitamin E, Magnesium, and Betaine.2002.amr

Benefits of Levothyroxine Replacement Therapy on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Subclinical Hypothyroidism Patients

4-Acetylantroquinonol B ameliorates nonalcoholic steatohepatitis by suppression of ER stress and NLRP3 inflammasome activation.2017 

Salvia–Nelumbinis naturalis (SNN)

Salvia–Nelumbinis
naturalis (SNN) is the extract of a compound formula of
Chinese medicine (also named Jiang Zhi Granule), composed of fve medicinal herbs, namely,
Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge.
Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.
Gynostemma
pentaphyllum (Tunb.) Makino,
Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. et Zucc.
Artemisia capillaris Tunb.

Salvia-Nelumbinis naturalis improves lipid metabolism of NAFLD by regulating the SIRT1-AMPK signaling pathway.2022

Salvia-Nelumbinis naturalis extract protects mice against MCD diet-induced steatohepatitis via activation of colonic FXR-FGF15 pathway.2021

Related Links

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Medicinal Herbs and Their Active Compounds for Fatty Liver Diseases.2017 **

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