Mortality Related to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is Increasing in the United States

James M. Paik, Linda Henry, Leyla De Avila, Elena Younossi, Andrei Racila, Zobair M. Younossi – 14 August 2019 – Population‐level nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) death rate data are sparse. We described death rates for adults with NAFLD in the United States using mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System multiple‐cause mortality data (2007‐2016). Decedents who had NAFLD were identified by International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes K75.81, K76.0, K74.0, K74.6, and K76.9.

Immune Exhaustion of T Cells in Alveolar Echinococcosis Patients and Its Reversal by Blocking Checkpoint Receptor TIGIT in a Murine Model

Chuanshan Zhang, Renyong Lin, Zhide Li, Shuting Yang, Xiaojuan Bi, Hui Wang, Abudusalamu Aini, Ning Zhang, Abuduaini Abulizi, Cheng Sun, Liang Li, Zhibin Zhao, Rongde Qin, Xiaohong Li, Liang Li, Tuerganaili Aji, Yingmei Shao, Dominique A. Vuitton, Zhigang Tian, Hao Wen – 14 August 2019

Novel Lipid Long Intervening Noncoding RNA, Oligodendrocyte Maturation‐Associated Long Intergenic Noncoding RNA, Regulates the Liver Steatosis Gene Stearoyl‐Coenzyme A Desaturase As an Enhancer RNA

Jihane N. Benhammou, Arthur Ko, Marcus Alvarez, Minna U. Kaikkonen, Carl Rankin, Kristina M. Garske, David Padua, Yash Bhagat, Dorota Kaminska, Vesa Kärjä, Jussi Pihlajamäki, Joseph R. Pisegna, Päivi Pajukanta – 14 August 2019 – The global obesity epidemic is driving the concomitant rise in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). To identify new genes involved in central liver functions, we examined liver RNA‐sequence data from 259 patients who underwent morbidly obese bariatric surgery.

Development of a Plasma Screening Panel for Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Using Metabolomics

Richard D. Khusial, Catherine E. Cioffi, Shelley A. Caltharp, Alyssa M. Krasinskas, Adina Alazraki, Jack Knight‐Scott, Rebecca Cleeton, Eduardo Castillo‐Leon, Dean P. Jones, Bridget Pierpont, Sonia Caprio, Nicola Santoro, Ayman Akil, Miriam B. Vos – 13 August 2019 – Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease in children, but diagnosis is challenging due to limited availability of noninvasive biomarkers.

Sepsis in Patients With Cirrhosis Awaiting Liver Transplantation: New Trends and Management

Rosa Martin Mateos, Agustín Albillos – 13 August 2019 – Bacterial infections are more frequent and severe in patients with advanced liver disease and, therefore, in liver transplant candidates. The increased risk of infection in these patients parallels the severity of the immune dysfunction associated with cirrhosis, which is related to systemic inflammation and progressive immunodeficiency.

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