The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is increasing in industrialized societies;
this is likely secondary to the increasing burden of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) …

Ligand-activated nuclear receptors, including peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
alpha (PPARα), pregnane X receptor, and constitutive androstane receptor, were first …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers, and it is
characterized by genetic and epigenetic alterations, as well as by inflammatory cell …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a major chronic liver disease that can lead to
liver cirrhosis, liver cancer, and ultimately death. NAFLD is pathologically classified as non …

AIM The impact of mild drinking habit (less than 20 g/d of ethanol) on the clinical course of
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has not been determined. We examined the …

Aim Thrombospondins are a family of multidomain and secretory glycoproteins. Among
them, thrombospondin 2 (TSP2) encoded by TSP2 gene has been reported to be involved in …

Previous studies have revealed that a high-fat diet is one of the key contributors to the
progression of liver fibrosis, and increasing studies are devoted to analyzing the different …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, and an
association between altered bile acid (BA) metabolism, down‐regulation of farnesoid X …

The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is globally increasing. Gaining
control over disease-related events in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), an advanced …

Abstract Background and Aim Many abdominal obesity indices such as waist circumference
(WC), lipid accumulation product (LAP), visceral obesity index (VAI), and Chinese VAI …