Active clinical trials for "Liver Diseases"

The purpose of this study is to determine if the medication, sildenafil (also known as Revatio), can slow or stop the progression of liver disease in patients who previously had a Fontan operation.

Studies reveal special function of fucoidan so far include anti-virus, anti-tumor, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, blood fat, anti-oxidation and liver and kidney dysfunction and improve fibrosis. The subject of this study focus on assessing the impact on the metabolism of fatty liver and liver fibrosis after taking oral FucoHiQ capsules.

The purpose of this study is to test whether mild liver impairment affects blood levels of istradefylline in humans. Decreased liver function could possibly increase istradefylline levels.

Graves' orbitopathy (GO) is a characterized by orbital soft tissue inflammation and oedema associated with glycosaminoglycan deposition and fibrosis. The most frequent cause is Graves' disease. The classification is comprised based on the severity of orbital changes ranging from mild, moderate-to-severe GO and sight-threatening GO, which includes dysthyroid optic neuropathy (DON). Intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) pulse therapy is the first-line treatment in the active-phase of moderate-to-severe GO and DON. This therapy is more effective and better tolerated than oral glucocorticoids (GCs). The current recommendation of the European Group of Graves' Orbitopathy (EUGOGO) is that cumulative doses of IVMP should not exceed 8.0g in each treatment course, and pulses should not be given on consecutive or alternate days, except in the case of DON. According to EUGOGO recommendations patients with moderate-to-severe GO are treated with IVMP cumulative dose 4.5g during a 12-week period (for the first 6 weeks 0.5g IVMP per week, for the next 6 weeks 0.25g IVMP per week). According to EUGOGO recommendations patients with DON should receive 3.0g IVMP (1.0g/day for 3 consecutive days) as the basic treatment. This limitation in doses are due to the necessity of the prevention of severe side effects that are rare but may be fatal. One of the most severe adverse events is acute liver injury (ALI), in some cases irreversible and/or fatal. The estimated morbidity and mortality of ALI was found to be 1-4 % and 0.01-0.3%, respectively. Since 2000, there were 5 reported fatal cases. Mechanisms causing an IVMP-induced ALI remains incompletely elucidated. There are some possible hypotheses that may explain the occurrence of ALI. Firstly, GCs can lead to reactivation of autoimmune hepatitis: an immune "rebound phenomenon" following GCs withdrawal. The second mechanism of ALI is reactivation of viral hepatitis. Finally, there is well known direct toxic effect of GCs on hepatocytes, probably dose-dependent. This study was performed to evaluate the influence of two different, routinely used schemes of therapy with IVMP in patients with moderate-to-severe GO (first scheme) and DON (second scheme) on biochemical liver parameters. Patients included into the study were treated according to EUGOGO recommendations with routine doses of IVMP and routine scheme of administration for moderate-to-severe GO and DON. No additional treatment was performed during the study protocol.

This is a Phase 1, open-label, parallel group, single dose study to investigate the effect of moderate or severe hepatic impairment on the PK of glasdegib, compared to subjects with normal hepatic function.

Non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of abnormal liver function tests in the U.S. (Browning, et al., 2004), ranging from steatosis to end-stage liver disease. Fructose ingestion by the American public has steadily increased since the 1980's, and with it increases in NAFLD, fatty liver hepatitis (NASH), diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. Foods and beverage in the U.S. are typically sweetened with sucrose (50% glucose and 50% fructose) or high fructose corn syrup (45-58% glucose and 42-55% fructose) (Stanhope, et al., 2009). Research into the role that added fructose plays in the emerging chronic health issues is necessary to affect public policy and provide the connection between fructose and the increasing incidence of these co-morbidities. There is evidence that gut bacteria contribute to a range of human diseases including those of the liver and gastrointestinal tract. Dietary fructose has been suggested to play a role in the development of these diseases and has been shown to alter gut microbes in animals. If the investigators find that dietary fructose alters bacteria in the human gut, this would suggest a potential targetable link between high fructose diet and disease.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is the most common cause of chronic liver diseases. The benign non-alcoholic fatty liver, characterized by excessive fat accumulation, can evolve into non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and liver cancer. The recommendation nowadays is a lifestyle change with physical exercise and diet to reduce liver fat and improve inflammation. Besides this, a leaky gut and dysbiosis have an impact on the liver, and exercise ameliorates the diversity of gut microbiota and permeability of the intestine. The aim of this study is to find out a link between exercise and the gut-liver axis regarding the stage of liver adiposity and define exercise-responsive gut microbiome in NAFLD patients

The primary objective of this study is to assess the pharmacokinetics (PK) of linzagolix in subjects with varying degrees of impaired hepatic function compared to match control subjects with normal hepatic function

The study is proposed to characterize the effect of varying degrees of hepatic impairment on the plasma PK of PF-06835919

This study aims to assess the safety and tolerability of AMG 609 when administered subcutaneously as single doses in participants with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).