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Long-term follow-up of hepatitis C virus-positive patients with persistently normal serum transaminases
2013
Material and methods. This study prospectively evaluated the progression of liver disease in a group of anti-HCV-positive patients with persistently normal ALT levels (PNALT) who were HCV-RNA positive. Patients selected for this study were those who presented with PNALT according to the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (AISF) criteria in the year 1995/96 and underwent liver biopsy. They were divided into two groups according to their ALT evolution. Forty-five patients were included in this study. Results. After a median follow-up time of 180 months twenty-five of them maintained PNALT, but two of these developed liver cirrhosis (LC) in a mean time of 174 and 202 months, respec…
Silybin enhances mitochondrial function and inhibits NFkB activation in murine nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
2010
Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology, Vol 115, No 1/2 (Supplement) 2010