Liver fibrosis: mechanistic concepts and therapeutic perspectives

N Roehlen, E Crouchet, TF Baumert - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Liver fibrosis due to viral or metabolic chronic liver diseases is a major challenge of global
health. Correlating with liver disease progression, fibrosis is a key factor for liver disease …

Novel therapeutic targets for cholestatic and fatty liver disease

M Trauner, CD Fuchs - Gut, 2022 - gut.bmj.com
Cholestatic and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) share several key
pathophysiological mechanisms which can be targeted by novel therapeutic concepts that …

EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on non-invasive tests for evaluation of liver disease severity and prognosis–2021 update

CPG Panel, A Berzigotti, E Tsochatzis, J Boursier… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Non-invasive tests are increasingly being used to improve the diagnosis and
prognostication of chronic liver diseases across aetiologies. Herein, we provide the latest …

EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on sclerosing cholangitis

O Chazouilleres, U Beuers, A Bergquist, TH Karlsen… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Management of primary or secondary sclerosing cholangitis is challenging. These Clinical
Practice Guidelines have been developed to provide practical guidance on debated topics …

AASLD practice guidance on primary sclerosing cholangitis and cholangiocarcinoma

CL Bowlus, L Arrivé, A Bergquist, M Deneau… - Hepatology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Abbreviations: AASLD, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases; AIH,
autoimmune hepatitis; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ASIR, age standardized incidence rate; …

Lysyl oxidases: from enzyme activity to extracellular matrix cross-links

SD Vallet, S Ricard-Blum - Essays in biochemistry, 2019 - portlandpress.com
The lysyl oxidase family comprises five members in mammals, lysyl oxidase (LOX) and four
lysyl oxidase like proteins (LOXL1-4). They are copper amine oxidases with a highly …

AASLD Practice Guideline on blood-based noninvasive liver disease assessment of hepatic fibrosis and steatosis

RK Sterling, K Patel, A Duarte-Rojo, SK Asrani… - Hepatology, 2025 - journals.lww.com
Chronic liver disease (CLD) leads to liver fibrosis; it is associated with approximately two
million annual deaths worldwide and is an enormous health burden.[1, 2] The majority of …

Simtuzumab is ineffective for patients with bridging fibrosis or compensated cirrhosis caused by nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

SA Harrison, MF Abdelmalek, S Caldwell, ML Shiffman… - Gastroenterology, 2018 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Lysyl oxidase-like 2 contributes to fibrogenesis by catalyzing cross-
linkage of collagen. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of simtuzumab, a monoclonal …

AI-based automation of enrollment criteria and endpoint assessment in clinical trials in liver diseases

JS Iyer, D Juyal, Q Le, Z Shanis, H Pokkalla… - Nature Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Clinical trials in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH, formerly known as
nonalcoholic steatohepatitis) require histologic scoring for assessment of inclusion criteria …

[PDF][PDF] Lysyl oxidase (LOX) family members: rationale and their potential as therapeutic targets for liver fibrosis

W Chen, A Yang, J Jia, YV Popov, D Schuppan… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The cross‐linking of structural extracellular matrix (ECM) components, especially fibrillar
collagens and elastin, is strongly implicated in fibrosis progression and resistance to fibrosis …