TGF Beta as a Prognostic Biomarker of COVID-19 Severity in Patients with NAFLD—A Prospective Case–Control Study

F Susak, N Vrsaljko, A Vince, N Papic - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the leading cause of chronic liver disease in
Western countries, has been identified as a possible risk factor for COVID-19 severity …

Distinct cytokine profiles in severe COVID-19 and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

N Papic, L Samadan, N Vrsaljko, L Radmanic, K Jelicic… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is identified as a risk factor for developing severe
COVID-19. While NAFLD is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation, mechanisms …

Association between non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease with the susceptibility and outcome of COVID‐19: a retrospective study

G Wang, S Wu, C Wu, Q Zhang, F Wu… - Journal of Cellular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study aims to evaluate the effect of non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) on the
susceptibility and consequences of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). We …

Mendelian randomization analysis reveals no causal relationship between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and severe COVID-19

J Li, A Tian, H Zhu, L Chen, J Wen, W Liu… - Clinical Gastroenterology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background & Aims The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has witnessed
more than 4.5 million deaths as of the time of writing. Whether nonalcoholic fatty liver …

Serum TGF‐β as a predictive biomarker for severe disease and fatality of COVID‐19

S Frischbutter, P Durek, M Witkowski… - European journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
For targeted intervention in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), there is a high medical
need for biomarkers that predict disease progression and severity in the first days after …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with COVID-19 severity independently of metabolic syndrome: a retrospective case-control study

M Mahamid, W Nseir, T Khoury… - European Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Aim Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a recently encountered disease that was
declared a pandemic by WHO in 2020. Obesity and other components of the metabolic …

COVID‐19 and non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease: two intersecting pandemics

P Portincasa, M Krawczyk, W Smyk… - European journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Initial evidence from China suggests that most vulnerable subjects to
COVID‐19 infection suffer from pre‐existing illness, including metabolic abnormalities. The …

[HTML][HTML] Current remarks and future directions on the interactions between metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease and COVID-19

L Brilakis, E Theofilogiannakou… - World Journal of …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
During the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, particular
interest rose regarding the interaction between metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver …

Association of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with COVID-19 severity and pulmonary thrombosis: CovidFAT, a prospective, observational cohort study

N Vrsaljko, L Samadan, K Viskovic… - Open forum …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease
associated with systemic changes in immune response, which might be associated with …

Risk of severe illness from COVID-19 in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease and increased fibrosis scores

G Targher, A Mantovani, CD Byrne, XB Wang, HD Yan… - Gut, 2020 - gut.bmj.com
A recent study reported that patients with severe COVID-19 were more likely to have non-
alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) compared with those with non-severe COVID-19 …