Analysis of Factors Related to Pulmonary Nodules in Patients With Fatty Liver: A Large-Scale Cohort Study Based on a Physical Examination Population by Qin Y, Huang X, Lin J, Pan L, Liang Q, Li W

“…Multifactorial logistic regression analysis showed that male gender, body weight, age, and diastolic blood pressure were significant factors influencing lung nodule development in fatty liver patients.Conclusion: Fatty liver disease is independently associated with an increased incidence of pulmonary nodules, highlighting its importance in lung cancer screening and prevention.Keywords: pulmonary nodules, fatty liver, health checkup, influencing factors, retrospective cohort study…”
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The Loge GDR Was Strongly Associated with NAFLD as a Predictor in Normoalbuminuric Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Ji B, Gao G, Zhao H, Sheng J, Ma X, Shi S, Ban B

“…Baolan Ji,1 Guanqi Gao,2 Hongyan Zhao,2,3 Jie Sheng,2,3 Xuan Ma,2,3 Shuwei Shi,1– 3 Bo Ban1,2 1Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272029, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Endocrinology, Linyi People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shandong Second Medical University, Linyi, Shandong, 276034, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Clinical Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, 261000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Bo Ban, Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, 89 Guhuai Road, Jining, Shandong, 272029, People’s Republic of China, Email banbo2011@163.com Shuwei Shi, School of Clinical Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, 261000, People’s Republic of China, Email ssw15689286547@163.comAim: Attenuated insulin-sensitivity (IS) is a characteristic of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and is closely linked to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In recent years, many surrogate markers of IS have emerged to predict NAFLD. …”
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Safety assessment of tolvaptan: real-world adverse event analysis using the FAERS database by Peiyang Cao, Qian Wang, Yan Wang, Qing Qiao, Liyuan Yan

“…Additionally, uncommon but notable ADE signals were observed, such as renal cyst rupture, renal cyst infection, polycystic liver disease, and renal cyst hemorrhage. These several ADEs have not been referred to in the previous literature. …”
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Estimating population attributable risk fraction of determinants of pediatric obesity by Maryam Yazdi, Ibrahim Abdollahpour, Mostafa Qorbani, Saba Karimi, Mohammad Esmail Motlagh, Majid Khademian, Roya Kelishadi

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Association between triglyceride-glucose index and clinical outcomes among patients with chronic kidney disease: a meta-analysis by Jinli Tuo, Zhong Li, Linshen Xie

“…Secondary outcomes included the coronary artery disease (CAD) mortality, CKD progression, risk of severe coronary artery stenosis (SCAS), major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE), coronary artery calcification (CAC) progression, end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The hazard ratio (HR) and odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) were combined to assess the predictive role of TyG index for above clinical outcomes among CKD patients. …”
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The study of pubertal stage and age of menarche in girls in Isfahan province, Iran by Nafiseh Mozafarian, Mahin Hashemipour, Mohammad Reza Maracy, Masoumeh Pourrajab, Razieh Omidi, Roya Kelishadi

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Animal Models of Steatosis (NAFLD) and Steatohepatitis (NASH) Exhibit Hepatic Lobe-Specific Gelatinases Activity and Oxidative Stress by Giuseppina Palladini, Laura G. Di Pasqua, Clarissa Berardo, Veronica Siciliano, Plinio Richelmi, Stefano Perlini, Andrea Ferrigno, Mariapia Vairetti

“…This study evaluates this heterogeneity in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) rat models. …”
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Liver fibrosis stage classification in stacked microvascular images based on deep learning by Daisuke Miura, Hiromi Suenaga, Rino Hiwatashi, Shingo Mabu

“…Abstract Background Monitoring fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) is an important management strategy. …”
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Causes and Clinical Profiles of Ascites at University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Oumer Abdu Muhie

“…Only 5 (9.6%) patients were overweight. Chronic liver disease (CLD) was the major cause of ascites in this study in 24 (46.2%) patients. …”
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The N‐terminal domain of gasdermin D induces liver fibrosis by reprogrammed lipid metabolism by Xue Wang, Chunyou Ning, Xingyi Cheng, Zhengzhong Wu, Dongbo Wu, Xuemei Ding, Cunxiang Ju, Zhihang Zhou, Lingfeng Wan, Wei Zhao, Peiliang Shi

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Years of Life Lost due to Premature Mortality in Russia, 1990-2021 by Anastasiya I. Pyankova, Timur A. Fattakhov, Mikhail B. Denisenko

“…The approach we used enabled us to focus more on causes of death with a low standardised death rate (SDR), such as HIV, liver disease, and pancreatic conditions. While these causes contribute less to the SDR, deaths from them typically occur at a younger age, thus raising the total number of years of life lost. …”
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Occurrence and assessment of chronic pain fatigue and sleep disturbance in axial spondyloarthritis patients by Eman Abdel Ghani Sayed, Samer Samy, Faruk Ali Abdi, Anna Abou-Raya

“…Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, liver disease, and severe sleep or psychiatric disorders were excluded.Methods Complete blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein (CRP), human leucocyticantigen-B27, plain x-ray, and magnetic resonance imaging of the sacroiliac joints were performed. …”
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Protective role of ginsenoside Rg1 in the dynamic progression of liver injury to fibrosis: a preclinical meta-analysis by Lijuan Dan, Xiuyan Li, Shuanglan Chen, Xiaojie You, Dong Wang, Tianyuan Wang, Jia Li, Wenping Liu, Jie Mu, Quansheng Feng, Quansheng Feng

“…BackgroundThe pathological progression from liver injury to fibrosis is a hallmark of liver disease, with no effective strategies to halt this transition. …”
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Protective effect of brain and muscle arnt-like protein-1 against ethanol-induced ferroptosis by activating Nrf2 in mice liver and HepG2 cells by Yanan Zhao, Ranran Zhang, Ziheng Chen, Ziyi Wang, Shuang Guan, Jing Lu

“…Alcohol abuse has recently become a serious health concern worldwide, and the incidence of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is rapidly increasing with high morbidity and mortality. …”
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Impact of bariatric surgery on liver fibrosis indices among type 2 diabetes patients in a national cohort by Arsalan Seyedi, Soghra Rabizadeh, Sahar Karimpour Reyhan, Sara Hobaby, Samira Amin Afshari, Mostafa Shomalzadeh, Seyed Ali Nabipoorashrafi, Nasrin Asgari Soran, Amirhossein Yadegar, Fatemeh Mohammadi, Fatemeh Moosaei, Elahe Saffari, Sajedeh Riazi, Fatemeh Sarv, Manouchehr Nakhjavani, Abdolreza Pazouki, Alireza Esteghamati

“…These liver indices were Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) index, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) to platelet ratio index, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) fibrosis score. FIB-4 index demonstrated notable trends based on its values. …”
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Screening high-risk Veterans for cirrhosis: taking a stepwise population health approach by Jonathan Dounel, Carolyn Lamorte, Heather Patton, Ponni Perumalswami, Heather McCurdy, Nicole J. Kim, Lauren A. Beste, Dawn Scott, Jessimarie Casey, Patrick Spoutz, Linda Chia, Yiwen Yao, Elliott Lowy, Sandra Gibson, Timothy R. Morgan, Shari S. Rogal

“…The VHA Corporate Data Warehouse was queried to identify Veterans with possible undiagnosed cirrhosis using Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) ≥ 3.25 and at least one risk factor for liver disease (e.g., obesity), and generate an age-stratified sample. …”
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Qizhu Rougan Granules suppress liver fibrosis by inhibiting the expression of the P2Y14 receptor on hepatic stellate cells by Yujing Tao, Yujing Tao, Qun Niu, Qun Niu, Yuanqian Yao, Yuanqian Yao, Kaixin Wang, Kaixin Wang, Haijian Dong, Haijian Dong, Xin Zhao, Xin Zhao, Zijian Zeng, Zijian Zeng, Hui Li

“…IntroductionLiver fibrosis is a globally prevalent chronic liver disease, often representing the advanced stage of various chronic liver conditions. …”
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Impact of liver graft steatosis on long-term post-transplant hepatic steatosis and fibrosis via magnetic resonance quantification by Lung-Yi Mak, Lung-Yi Mak, James Fung, James Fung, James Fung, James Fung, Gladys Lo, Christine Shing-Yen Lo, Trevor Kwan-Hung Wu, Matthew Shing-Hin Chung, Tiffany Cho-Lam Wong, Tiffany Cho-Lam Wong, Wai-Kay Seto, Wai-Kay Seto, Albert Chi-Yan Chan, Albert Chi-Yan Chan, Man-Fung Yuen, Man-Fung Yuen

“…BackgroundThe rising prevalence of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) has led to an increased occurrence of steatotic liver grafts (SLG) in liver transplantation (LT). …”
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Baseline liver fibrosis-4 score correlates to the progression of anxiety and cognitive impairment in patients with Parkinson’s disease by Yongqing Cheng, Yongqing Cheng, Li Chen, Honghong Zhu, Yingchao Ge, Lei Li, Yan Guo, Xin Wang, Shuangfei You, Guojun He, Shouru Xue

“…BackgroundNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or liver fibrosis may share similar pathophysiological features with Parkinson’s disease (PD), yet their correlation was unclear. …”
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Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Influencing Factors in Patients with Hepatitis B: A Cross-Sectional Assessment in Southeastern China by Ping Chen, Fen Zhang, Yiqun Shen, Yubo Cai, Chaolei Jin, Yan Li, Mingmin Tu, Weizhen Zhang, Yu Wang, Shi-Feng Zhang, Jiangyun Wang, Lanjuan Li

“…HRQoL was assessed using Short-Form 36 (SF-36) version 2, European quality of life questionnaire-5 dimensions (EQ-5D), and chronic liver disease questionnaire (CLDQ). Intergroup score differences were detected with U tests. …”
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