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Introduction In industrialized countries, the prevalence and incidence of hepatic steatosis have steadily increased over the past decades ( 1 ). Besides excessive alcohol consumption, obesity and other metabolic disorders have been frequently
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most common forms of liver diseases, which is typically characterized by more than 5% accumulation of hepatocellular lipids and comprises a spectrum of disease stages ranging from simple hepatic steatosis (HS) to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) ( 4
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can be further mined to identify hub genes that can be targeted to treat hepatic steatosis. In this study, we combined two public datasets which have full histological data to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between SS and healthy
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that hepatic steatosis, measured by ultrasound, was a very sensitive marker for hepatic steatosis determined by MRI-PDFF for individuals with moderate or severe hepatic fat content, but in the group with low hepatic fat content, the sensitivity of
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as in patients with coronary artery disease, in comparison to healthy controls ( 14 ). Fetuin-B appears to be a hepatokine that becomes dysregulated in hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance. However, no evidence regarding the association between
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from simple hepatic steatosis to its inflammatory variant, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH); progressive fibrosis; cirrhosis and eventually hepatocellular carcinoma in the absence of significant alcohol consumption. NAFLD is considered an important
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Background/objective
The number of long-term survivors of childhood acute leukemia (AL) is substantially growing. These patients are at high risk for metabolic syndrome (MS), especially those who received total body irradiation (TBI). The consequences of children’s irradiation on adipose tissue (AT) development in adulthood are currently unknown. The objective of this study is to assess the impact of TBI on AT of childhood AL survivors.
Design
We compared the morphological and functional characteristics of AT among survivors of childhood AL who developed MS and received (n = 12) or not received (n = 12) TBI.
Subjects/methods
Body fat distribution and ectopic fat stores (abdominal visceral and liver fat) were evaluated by DEXA, MRI and 1H-spectroscopy. Functional characteristics of subcutaneous AT were investigated by studying gene expression and pre-adipocyte differentiation in culture.
Results
Patients who have received TBI exhibited a lower BMI (minus 5 kg/m2) and a lower waist circumference (minus 14 cm), especially irradiated women. Despite the lower quantity of intra-abdominal AT, irradiated patient displayed a nearly two-fold greater content of liver fat when compared to non-irradiated patient (17 vs 9%, P = 0.008). These lipodystrophic-like features are supplemented by molecular abnormalities in subcutaneous AT of irradiated patients: decrease of gene expression of SREBP1 (minus 39%, P = 0.01) and CIDEA (minus 36%, P = 0.004) and a clear alteration of pre-adipocyte differentiation.
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These results strongly support the direct effect of irradiation on AT, especially in women, leading to specific nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, despite lower BMI. A long-term appropriate follow-up is necessary for these patients.
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obesity in conjunction with gastric bypass surgery. We found that both insulin resistance based on high HOMA-IR, and hepatic steatosis, are associated with low HNF4α and SHBG mRNA levels, but low levels were also found in the absence of these regulators
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obesity ( 9 ). Recently, our study demonstrated that desferrioxamine (DFO), a classical iron chelator, had safety- and efficacy-associated effects on hepatic steatosis and weight loss in ob/ob mice via suppression of redox damage and an increase in
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dissections. FibroScan Vibration-controlled transient elastography (FibroScan 430, Echosens, Paris, France), an FDA-approved method, was utilized to evaluate hepatic steatosis. FibroScan was performed at both baseline, 12 and 24 months. Controlled