Tag: cirrhosis
An inflammatory PUFA metabolite drives liver fibrosis (cirrhosis) by poisoning mitochondria
Ray wrote extensively about the toxicity of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) , particularly their propensity to undergo lipid peroxidation…
Mictochondrial NAD+ levels drive liver regeneration
Given the prevalence of liver disease – NAFLD, NASH, cirrhosis and even liver cancer – in the…
Activated charcoal may treat liver cirrhosis by lowering endotoxin/LPS
The role of endotoxin/LPS in chronic liver disease and failure is well-known in animal research. LPS is…
Aspirin may reverse NAFLD/fibrosis by reducing fat accumulation, inflammation
Another great win for aspirin, especially considering the prevalence of NAFLD, NASH, fibrosis/cirrhosis and even liver cancer….
PUFA (linoleic acid) is hepatotoxic and carcinogenic; MUFA/SFA are not
A neat little commentary in the Cell journal on a study in Nature. Not very surprising for…
Oral testosterone + vitamin E may treat NAFLD, NASH, cirrhosis in humans
Several years ago, I posted a few studies from the 1970s demonstrating very high cure rates of…
Daily aspirin reduces by 37% risk of fatty liver progressing into cirrhosis
Another great study about aspirin. What I particularly like about this study is that one of the…
Epidemic of NAFLD and NASH in young people
Yet another sad reminder of just how much the health of the average person has declined over…