Background/objectives The relationship between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and albuminuria has been shown in many epidemiologic studies, although the results were inconsistent. This meta-analysis was conducted to summarize all available data and to estimate the risk of albuminuria among patients with NAFLD. Methods Comprehensive literature review was conducted utilizing Medline and Embase database through January 2018 to identify studies that compared the risk of albuminuria among patients with NAFLD versus those without NAFLD. Effect estimates from each study were extracted and combined using the random-effect, generic inverse variance method of DerSimonian and Laird. Results Nineteen studies (17 cross-sectional studies and two cohort studies) with 24 804 participants fulfilled the eligibility criteria and were included in this meta-analysis. The risk of albuminuria among patients with NAFLD was significantly higher than those without NAFLD with the pooled odds ratio (OR) of 1.67 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.32-2.11]. Subgroup analysis demonstrated the significantly increased risk of albuminuria among patients with NAFLD without diabetes with pooled OR of 2.25 (95% CI: 1.65-3.06). However, we found no significant association between albuminuria and NAFLD among diabetic patients [pooled OR 1.28 (95% CI: 0.94-1.75)]. Conclusion A significantly increased risk of albuminuria among patients with NAFLD was observed in this meta-analysis. Physicians should pay more attention to the early detection and subsequent treatment of individuals with microalbuminuria especially in patients with NAFLD.

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(医学) / 甲第18147号 / 医博第3867号 / 新制||医||1002(附属図書館) / 31005 / 京都大学大学院医学研究科医学専攻 / (主査)教授 川口 義弥, 教授 坂井 義治, 教授 千葉 勉 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Medical Science / Kyoto University / DGAM

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Die Nicht-alkoholische Steatohepatitis (NASH), gehörig zu der Gruppe der chronischen Lebererkrankungen als eine schwere Form der Nicht-alkoholischen Fettleber-erkrankungen (NAFLD), nimmt in ihrer Prävalenz ständig zu. Gründe dafür sind u.a. eine gesteigerte Nahrungsaufnahme sowie Veränderungen der Nahrungszusammen-setzung. Es kommt zur Ausbildung einer Steatose, die sich unter Mitwirkung verschie-dener Einflussfaktoren zur Steatohepatitis weiterentwickeln kann, wobei die Pathoge-nese noch nicht genau verstanden ist. Die Nicht-alkoholische Steatohepatitis geht oft einher mit Insulinresistenz und starkem Übergewicht. Die Folgen für die Leber sind Funktionseinschränkungen und –verlust, hervorgerufen durch eine massive Akkumula-tion von Triglyzeriden in den Hepatozyten, Entzündungsprozesse sowie einem fibro-tischen Umbau der Leber. Im fortgeschritten Stadium wird eine Lebertransplantation unausweichlich, die jedoch aufgrund des zunehmenden Mangels an Spenderorganen oft nicht möglich ist. Eine Alternative bietet die Transplantation mesenchymaler Stammzellen (MSC). MSC können in vitro in leberzellähnliche Zellen differenziert wer-den und weisen dabei essentielle hepatozytäre Eigenschaften auf, wodurch sie als möglicher Ersatz bzw. als Überbrückungstherapie bis zur Lebertransplantation in Frage kommen. Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigte sich mit dieser Fragestellung. Dazu wur-de ein Tiermodell der NASH mittels Methionin-Cholin-defizienter Diät (MCD-Diät) etab-liert und die Transplantation von hepatozytär differenzierten MSC durchgeführt. An-hand spezifischer zellulärer und biochemischer Marker der NASH konnte die Wirkung des Zelltransplantats auf die Empfängerleber analysiert werden. Es hat sich gezeigt, dass die MSC einen anti-inflammatorischen, anti-fibrotischen und pro-proliferativen Einfluss auf das Empfängerparenchym hatten und somit zur Verbesserung der Symptomatik der NASH beitrugen.

Thesis (PhD (Medicine. Internal Medicine))--Stellenbosch University, 2008. / Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver disease in Western countries, extending from steatosis (FLD) to steatohepatitis (NASH). Differentiation between NASH and nonprogressive NAFLD is difficult on clinical grounds therefore a need exists to identify reliable biomarkers of disease progression. The aims of the study were 1) to describe the disease profile of NAFLD/NASH in South African patients of the Western Cape, 2) to investigate the metabolic derangements associated with this condition, including insulin resistance, lipid abnormalities and liver fibrogenesis, and 3) to assess the possible involvement of candidate genes in relation to the disease phenotype in the patient cohort. A total of 233 patients (73% female) were enrolled in this study, consisting of 69% Cape Coloured, 25% Caucasian, 5% Black and 1% Asian individuals. All subjects were obese or overweight based on the assessment of body mass index (BMI). Screening for NAFLD identified 182 patients (87%) with ultrasonographical evidence of fatty infiltration and/or hepatomegaly. Liver biopsies were performed on patients with persistently abnormal liver functions and/or hepatomegaly. NAFLD was confirmed histologically in 111 patients of whom 36% had NASH and 17% advanced liver fibrosis. None of the Black patients had advanced fibrosis.

The body encounters an innumerable amount of foreign substances, termed xenobiotics, which it must remove in order to prevent damage to cells and organs. This system of removal is a collection of processes known as ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion). The dynamics of ADME ultimately determine the fate, or pharmacokinetics, of a xenobiotic in the body whether it be an administered pharmaceutical or a potentially harmful toxicant. The major cellular effectors of ADME are the drug metabolizing enzymes (DMEs) and transporters. DMEs function to transform xenobiotics into a metabolite that is more suitable for excretion, whereas drug transporters serve a two-fold function. They may facilitate the uptake of the xenobiotic into the cell so that it can be acted upon by DMEs, or they may function to actively secrete xenobiotics and metabolites from the cell, encouraging their removal from the body. Any perturbations in the expression or function of these critical cellular effectors can result in the diminished therapeutic effect of a pharmaceutical via accelerated removal from the body, or increased toxicity of a pharmaceutical or toxicant due to retention in the body and increased exposure.Perturbations in the ADME processes may result in adverse drug reactions (ADRs) which are an unintended response to a pharmaceutical when administered at the recommended dose. In the last reporting year, the USFDA documented 471,291 serious ADRs causing hospitalization or permanent disabilities, of which 82,724 resulted in death. ADRs can be categorized as two types: dose-related ADRs, and those that are generally unpredictable and mostly occur in susceptible individuals. The major factors that make a person susceptible to ADRs are genetics and disease; however, genetics account for only a small proportion. This dissertation is focused on the contribution of an environmentally-derived component, particularly liver disease, to the occurrence of ADRs. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease of industrialized nations. It represents a spectrum of damage progressing to the severe stage of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and is closely related to obesity and type 2 diabetes. The following studies have determined the effect of NAFLD and NASH on DMEs and transporters, and demonstrated the propensity for NASH to result in serious ADRs.

Orientador: Carlos Antonio Caramori / Resumo: A doença hepática gordurosa não alcoólica (DHGNA) é a alteração mais comum do metabolismo hepático, associada à obesidade, resistência à insulina e à síndrome metabólica. Compreende amplo espectro de alterações, que tem em comum a esteatose, em indivíduos que não consomem álcool. Além da sobrecarga de ingestão calórica, outros fatores como alterações do metabolismo do ferro podem estar relacionados à patogênese ou progressão da DHGNA. Analisamos no presente estudo as possíveis relações de marcadores do metabolismo do ferro com a intensidade das lesões hepáticas na DHGNA em indivíduos obesos. Foram estudados 88 indivíduos adultos, de ambos os gêneros, obesos (IMC >30), com diagnóstico histológico de DHGNA, acompanhados no ambulatório de Gastroenterologia e Hepatologia da FMB-Unesp. Os marcadores do metabolismo do ferro avaliados foram: níveis séricos de ferro, ferritina e transferrina, bem como o índice de saturação da transferrina (IST). A presença e intensidade da deposição de ferro no parênquima hepático foram investigadas pelo método histoquímico do Azul da Prússia (Perls). A intensidade da esteatose e o grau de fibrose foram avaliados nas biópsias hepáticas. Dos 88 indivíduos avaliados, 31 (35,2 %) apresentaram aumento dos níveis séricos de ferritina e 12 (13,6%) apresentaram valores de IST acima de 45 %. A avaliação histológica, das biópsias hepáticas, demonstrou a presença de fibrose em 48/88 casos (54,54%), sendo 21/88 (23,86%) de intensidade leve e 27/88 (30,68%) caso... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Doutor

Orientador: Carlos Antonio Caramori / Resumo: A doença hepática gordurosa não alcoólica (DHGNA) é a alteração mais comum do metabolismo hepático, associada à obesidade, resistência à insulina e à síndrome metabólica. Compreende amplo espectro de alterações, que tem em comum a esteatose, em indivíduos que não consomem álcool. Além da sobrecarga de ingestão calórica, outros fatores como alterações do metabolismo do ferro podem estar relacionados à patogênese ou progressão da DHGNA. Analisamos no presente estudo as possíveis relações de marcadores do metabolismo do ferro com a intensidade das lesões hepáticas na DHGNA em indivíduos obesos. Foram estudados 88 indivíduos adultos, de ambos os gêneros, obesos (IMC > 30), com diagnóstico histológico de DHGNA, acompanhados no ambulatório de Gastroenterologia e Hepatologia da FMB-Unesp. Os marcadores do metabolismo do ferro avaliados foram: níveis séricos de ferro, ferritina e transferrina, bem como o índice de saturação da transferrina (IST). A presença e intensidade da deposição de ferro no parênquima hepático foram investigadas pelo método histoquímico do Azul da Prússia (Perls). A intensidade da esteatose e o grau de fibrose foram avaliados nas biópsias hepáticas. Dos 88 indivíduos avaliados, 31 (35,2 %) apresentaram aumento dos níveis séricos de ferritina e 12 (13,6%) apresentaram valores de IST acima de 45%. A avaliação histológica, das biópsias hepáticas, demonstrou a presença de fibrose em 48/88 casos (54,54%), sendo 21/88 (23,86%) de intensidade leve e 27/88 (30,68%) ca... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Doutor

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Foram estudados 88 indivíduos adultos, de ambos os gêneros, obesos (IMC >30), com diagnóstico histológico de DHGNA, acompanhados no ambulatório de Gastroenterologia e Hepatologia da FMB-Unesp. Os marcadores do metabolismo do ferro avaliados foram: níveis séricos de ferro, ferritina e transferrina, bem como o índice de saturação da transferrina (IST). A presença e intensidade da deposição de ferro no parênquima hepático foram investigadas pelo método histoquímico do Azul da Prússia (Perls). A intensidade da esteatose e o grau de fibrose foram avaliados nas biópsias hepáticas. Dos 88 indivíduos avaliados, 31 (35,2 %) apresentaram aumento dos níveis séricos de ferritina e 12 (13,6%) apresentaram valores de IST acima de 45 %. A avaliação histológica, das biópsias hepáticas, demonstrou a presença de fibrose em 48/88 casos (54,54%), sendo 21/88 (23,86%) de intensidade leve e 27/88 (30,68%) casos moderada/grave. A investigação da presença de hemossiderina demonstrou depósitos granulares finos no citoplasma dos hepatócitos periportais em 17/88 biópsias (19,32%). Não houve associação da presença de hemossiderina no parênquima hepático com a intensidade da fibrose. A análise de regressão logística identificou a presença de DMT2 ou glicemia de jejum > 100, dislipidemia e a presença de inflamação mista (lobular e portal) como fatores independentemente associados com a fibrose. Os resultados do presente estudo demonstraram que a presença do ferro no parênquima hepático é discreta em indivíduos obesos com DHGNA e provavelmente provavelmente não relacionada à patogênese ou progressão das lesões hepáticas que ocorrem nesta entidade. / The nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common modification of hepatic metabolism associated with obesity, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome. It comprises wide spectrum of changes, which have in common steatosis in individuals who do not consume alcohol. Besides calorie intake overload, other factors such as iron metabolism disorders may be related to the pathogenesis or progression of NAFLD. We analyzed in the present study the possible relationship of iron metabolism markers with the severity of liver injury in NAFLD in obese individuals. 88 adult subjects were studied, of both genders, obese (BMI> 30), with histological diagnosis of NAFLD, from ambulatory of gastroenterology and hepatology - FMB-Unesp. The markers of iron metabolism evaluated were: serum iron, transferrin and ferritin as well as the transferrin saturation index (STI). The presence and intensity of iron deposition in the liver parenchyma were investigated by histochemical method of Prussian blue (Perls). The intensity of steatosis and degree of fibrosis in liver biopsies were evaluated. Of the 88 individuals evaluated, 31 (35.2%) showed increased serum ferritin levels and 12 (13.6%) presented IST values above 45%. Histological evaluation of liver biopsies showed the presence of fibrosis in 48/88 cases (54.54%) and 21/88 (23.86%) mild and 27/88 (30.68%) moderate cases /serious. The investigation showed the presence of hemosiderin deposits in fine granular cytoplasm of periportal hepatocytes in 17/88 biopsies (19.32%). There was no association between the presence of hemosiderin in the liver parenchyma with the intensity of fibrosis. Logistic regression analysis identified the presence of T2DM or fasting glucose > 100, dyslipidemia and the presence of mixed inflammation (lobular and portal) as factors independently associated with fibrosis. The results of this study demonstrated that the presence of iron in the liver parenchyma is slight in obese subjects with NAFLD and probably not related to the pathogenesis or progression of liver damage occurring in this entity.