The largest surface of the human body exposed to the external environment is the gut. At this
level, the intestinal barrier includes luminal microbes, the mucin layer, gastrointestinal …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease in the world.
Presentation of the disease ranges from simple steatosis to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis …

The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing worldwide and
parallels comorbidities such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, and diabetes …

Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease represent a serious threat to the health of the
population worldwide. Although overall adiposity and particularly visceral adiposity are …

Background A role of an altered dietary pattern (eg, a diet rich in sugar) but also alterations
at the level of the intestinal barrier have repeatedly been discussed to be involved in the …

Background & Aims: Similarities in the hepatic responses to obesity and ethanol exposure
suggest that these conditions evoke common pathogenic mechanisms. Thus, it is possible …

Current medical practice artificially dichotomises a diagnosis of fatty liver disease into one of
two common forms: alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease …

In alcohol-induced liver disease (ALD) and in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD),
there are abnormal accumulations of fat in the liver. This phenomenon may be related to …

Ethanol is widely consumed and is associated with an increasing global health burden.
Several reviews have addressed the effects of ethanol and its oxidative metabolite …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most common liver disorder in the Western
world, is a clinico-histopathological entity in which excessive triglyceride accumulation in the …