Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Low Birth Weight Individuals
NAFLDThe investigators will conduct a proof-of-principle deep phenotyping 4-weeks caloric restriction intervention study in low birth weight (LBW) subjects with NAFLD and normal birth weight (NBW) controls. Furthermore, the investigators will provide extended in-depth mechanistic insight into the role of impaired subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) expandability in ectopic fat deposition in LBW subjects in LBW individuals with and without NAFLD.
Potential Benefits of Itopride in the Management of Patients With Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver...
Fatty Liver DiseaseFatty LiverObjective of this study is to determine the clinical benefits of itopride in improvement of MAFLD
A Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study to Characterize the Intestinal Microbiome...
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) With History of Diabetes MelitusPotential subjects with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) will be identified by gastroenterologists (study investigators). Twelve eligible subjects with NAFLD will be randomly assigned to receive either active fecal microbiota transplantation in orally administered capsules or Placebo capsules and dosed twice weekly for 12 weeks. .
Metabolic Interventions to Resolve Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) With Fibrosis (MIRNA)
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseNonalcoholic Steatohepatitis With Liver FibrosisThe study aims to evaluate two, orally administered, investigational agents - PF-06865571 (DGAT2 inhibitor) and the coadministration of PF-06865571 with PF-05221304 (ACC inhibitor). This study is specifically designed to evaluate the effect of a range of doses of DGAT2i alone, and DGAT2i + ACCi, on resolution of NASH or improvement in liver fibrosis, as assessed histologically (via liver biopsy).
A Study to Assess the Safety and Tolerability of Single Doses of AZD4076 in Healthy Male Subjects...
Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)This is a first-in-human (FIH) study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of AZD4076 tetracosasodium in healthy male subjects at increasing single doses
Impact of Exercise Intervention for Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Fatty LiverNAFLDIn Taiwan, with the westernization of eating habit and lifestyle, metabolic syndrome and non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) have become very important health issues. This project will therefore study the histological and clinical data of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and explore the impact of exercise intervention on the hepatic fatty infiltration of the patients. The research strategy will include (1) combining modern artificial big data collection technology to fully monitor the daily life, sleep and exercise patterns of the participants; (2) improving fatty liver and metabolic syndrome through trial-based exercise intervention; and (3) exploring the changes of sleep patterns and intestinal microflora in patients with metabolic liver disease after exercise intervention.
Pharmacoeconomic Evaluation of the Cost/Effectiveness Ratio of Physical Exercise on Non-alcoholic...
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseasePhysical inactivity and poor dietary habits are associated with an increased risk of obesity and chronic disease (World Health Organization, 2019; Glanz and Bishop, 2010). Conversely, higher levels of total physical activity result in a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, breast and colon cancer, and diabetes (Kyu et al., 2016). Similarly, consumption of the minimum recommended level (600 g per day) of fruit and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer (Ezzati et al., 2004). However, despite these recognized benefits, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity are still major contributors to poor health and rising health care costs. Worldwide, physical inactivity accounted for 13.4 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in 2013 and cost $53.8 billion to health systems and an additional $13.7 billion in productivity due to deaths attributable to physical inactivity (Ding et al., 2016). Pharmacoeconomics, or the economic evaluation of treatments aimed at maintaining the health of the population, is a set of evaluation models used to identify the value (convenience) and the overall economic impact of a possible treatment. The results of economic evaluations help decision makers inform their choice. Their advantage is that the result is obtained by applying known and validated models, and everyone can know the basis of the decision (evidence-based decision making). The clinical-economic value and the overall financial impact must be compared with the willingness to pay the related costs. Economic evaluations are a tool for defining the value of a medicine in terms of cost-opportunity, from the point of view of the patient, the NHS and society as a whole. The definition of "value" is very broad, multidimensional and includes concepts from many disciplines, beyond economics. Specifically, economic evaluations that take into consideration new medicines, innovative or not, the value is given by the marginal utility that the patient, the NHS and/or society can obtain from its acquisition. In this regard, the measurement of years of life gained in full quality of life (QALY - quality-adjusted life years) is widely applied to medicines in various regulatory contexts, albeit with the awareness that it is not able to capture all the elements that contribute to value (Carletto, A et al.; Drummond, M. F)
Genetic Pathways Leading to Fatty Liver and Atherogenic Dyslipidemia
Non-alcoholic Fatty LiverAtherogenic Dyslipidemia1 moreThe aims of the study are: To investigate if carriers of apolipoprotein (apo) CIII loss-of-function (LOF) mutations produce less apo-CIII that results in reduction of large very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) particle secretion as compared to non-carriers of these variants and compare the results with carriers of apo-CIII gain-of-function (GOF) to elucidate the role of apo-CIII in hepatic lipid metabolism. To study if carriers of the TM6SF2 E167K and PNLPLA3 I148M mutations produce less large VLDL particles to transport fat out of the liver as compared to non-carriers. To test whether the specific mutations in the apo-CIII, TM6SF2 and PNLPLA3 genes are reflected in changes of liver de novo lipogenesis (DNL), liver fat, Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR), plasma lipid and apolipoprotein kinetics and fasting concentrations in carriers of the TM6SF2 E167K and PNLPLA3 I148M mutations as compared to non-carriers. To study the effects of APOE, angiopoietin (ANGPTL3 and ANGPTL8) or endothelial lipase (LIPG) genotypes on liver fat metabolism, lipid and apolipoprotein metabolism and lipid phenotypes.
Cognitive Assessment and Brain Function Evaluation in Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease...
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseCognitive ImpairmentThe purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and cognitive impairment and evaluate the effect of metabolic surgery or lifestyle intervention on cognition.
Canagliflozin on Liver Inflammation Damage in Type 2 Diabetes Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver...
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus With ComplicationType 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is always accompanied with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).This prospective, randomized controlled intervention study was designed to reveal the potential clinical application and underlying mechanisms of canagliflozin in the treatment of type 2 diabetes combined with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.