Transmembrane-6 superfamily member 2 (TM6SF2) regulates hepatic fat metabolism and is closely associated with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). MASH involves genetic predisposition and gut microbiota alteration, yet the role of host-microbes interaction in disease developme...
Background: To investigate biomarker differences among patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) across body mass index (BMI) types, we analyzed clinical data from 2,013 subjects and serum samples from 402 patients. The clinical characteristic...
Diminished hepatocyte regeneration is a key feature of acute and chronic liver diseases and after extended liver resections, resulting in the inability to maintain or restore a sufficient functional liver mass. Therapies to restore hepatocyte regeneration are lacking, making liver transplantation...
BACKGROUND: Single ventricle congenital heart disease (SVCHD) is a severe form of cardiac malformation in which there is only one functional ventricle. The Fontan operation is the current standard of care for SVCHD. Almost all patients who have undergone the Fontan operation develop liver fibrosi...
Accurate, non-invasive liver fibrosis detection is essential for chronic liver disease management, particularly with rising metabolic dysfunction-associated liver disease (MASLD) and chronic hepatitis B (CHB). While the Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) index is widely used, its performance for advanced fibrosi...
Statin drugs lower blood cholesterol levels for cardiovascular disease prevention. Women are more likely than men to experience adverse statin effects, particularly new-onset diabetes (NOD) and muscle weakness. Here we find that impaired glucose homeostasis and muscle weakness in statin-treated f...