• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.276-285
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• 2020

Purpose: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) ranges in severity from simple steatosis to steatohepatitis. Early detection of NAFLD is important for preventing the disease from progressing to become an irreversible end-stage liver disease. We developed a nomogram that allows for non-invasive screening for NAFLD in obese children. Methods: Anthropometric and laboratory data of 180 patients from our pediatric obesity clinic were collected. Diagnoses of NAFLD were based on abdominal ultrasonographic findings. The nomogram was constructed using predictors from a multivariate analysis of NAFLD risk factors. Results: The subjects were divided into non-NAFLD (n=67) and NAFLD groups (n=113). Factors, including sex, body mass index, abdominal circumference, blood pressure, insulin resistance, and levels of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (γGT), uric acid, triglycerides, and insulin, were significantly different between the two groups (all p<0.05) as determined using homeostatis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). In our multivariate logistic regression analysis, elevated serum ALT, γGT, and triglyceride levels were significantly related to NAFLD development. The nomogram was established using γGT, uric acid, triglycerides, HOMA-IR, and ALT as predictors of NAFLD probability. Conclusion: The newly developed nomogram may help predict NAFLD risk in obese children. The nomogram may also allow for early NAFLD diagnosis without the need for invasive liver biopsy or expensive liver imaging, and may also allow clinicians to intervene early to prevent the progression of NAFLD to become a more advanced liver disease.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.204-209
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• 2008

저자들은 뇌하수체저하증을 동반한 조기에 발병된 소아 비만 환자에서 비알코올성 지방간질환의 진행으로 인한 간경화를 경험하였기에 이를 보고하는 바이며, 향후 뇌하수체저하증이 동반된 비만 환자에서 비알코올성 지방간질환의 발생 및 진행에 대한 주의 깊은 관찰이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.22-27
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• 2013

The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide. Obesity can cause hyperlipidemia, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic syndrome and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Many environmental or genetic factors have been suggested to contribute to the development of obesity, but there is no satisfactory explanation for its increased prevalence. This review discusses the latest updates on the role of the gut microbiota in obesity and NAFLD.

• 비만대사연구학술지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.71-75
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• 2023

Obesity is closely related to chronic diseases and cancer. The present case report aims to discuss the anti-obesity treatment strategy and the evaluation of the clinical progress in a patient with obesity and concurrent fatty liver disease. Following five months of treatment with liraglutide and rosuvastatin, the patient had a weight reduction of 3 kg (4.7%), a decrease in fasting blood sugar by 42 mg/dl (26.6%), a decrease in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol by 82 mg/dl (60.2%), and decrease in alanine transaminase. This case report documented the treatment of a patient with common chronic diseases encountered in the outpatient setting. Based on the therapeutic effects documented in clinical and laboratory indices, the anti-obesity treatment plan significantly aided in managing chronic diseases.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.94-103
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• 2024

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by excessive accumulation of fat in the liver, and there is a global increase in its incidence owing to changes in lifestyle and diet. Recent findings suggest that p53 is involved in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; however, the association between p53 expression and the disease remains unclear. Doxorubicin, an anticancer agent, increases the expression of p53. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the role of doxorubicin-induced p53 upregulation in free fatty acid (FFA)-induced intracellular lipid accumulation. HepG2 cells were pretreated with 0.5 ㎍/mL of doxorubicin for 12 h, followed by treatment with FFA (0.5 mM) for 24 h to induce steatosis. Doxorubicin pretreatment upregulated p53 expression and downregulated the expression of endoplasmic reticulum stress- and lipid synthesis-associated genes in the FFA -treated HepG2 cells. Additionally, doxorubicin treatment upregulated the expression of AMP-activated protein kinase, a key modulator of lipid metabolism. Notably, siRNA-targeted p53 knockdown reversed the effects of doxorubicin in HepG2 cells. Moreover, doxorubicin treatment suppressed FFA -induced lipid accumulation in HepG2 spheroids. Conclusively, these results suggest that doxorubicin possesses potential application for the regulation of lipid metabolism by enhance the expression of p53 an in vitro NAFLD model.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.110-117
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• 2018

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a leading cause of chronic liver disease and is closely associated with metabolic syndrome. In the present study, we observed the effect of ethanol extract of Allium fistulosum (EAF) on NAFLD and have suggested the possibility of using EAF as a natural product for application in the development of a treatment for NAFLD. MATERIALS/METHODS: The preventive effect on hepatic lipid accumulation was estimated by using an oleic acid (OA)-induced NAFLD model in vitro and a Western diet (high-fat high-sucrose; WD)-induced obese mouse model. Animals were divided into three groups (n = 7): normal diet group (ND), WD group, and WD plus 1% EAF group. RESULTS: EAF reduced OA-stimulated lipid accumulation in HepG2 cells in the absence of cellular cytotoxicity and significantly blocked transcriptional activation of sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 and fatty acid synthase genes. Subsequently, we investigated these effects in vivo in mice fed either ND or WD in the presence or absence of EAF supplementation. In comparison to the ND controls, the WD-fed mice exhibited increases in body weight, liver weight, epididymal fat weight, and accumulation of fat in hepatocytes, and these effects were significantly attenuated by EAF supplementation. CONCLUSIONS: Allium fistulosum attenuates the development of NAFLD, and EAF elicits anti-lipogenic activity in liver. Therefore, EAF represents a promising candidate for use in the development of novel therapeutic drugs or drug combinations for the prevention and treatment of NAFLD.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.111-117
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• 2018

Purpose: The prevalence of obesity has significantly increased among children and adolescents worldwide and is becoming an important health care problem in parallel with the increased prevalence of obesity pediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Betatrophin is a newly define hormone that is commonly secreted by liver and plays role in glucose tolerance. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between serum betatrophin levels and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese children. Methods: The study included 40 obese children with a body mass index (BMI) above 95th centile, and 35 non-obese subjects with a BMI 3-85th centile, whose age and gender were similar to those of the patient group. For the evaluation of metabolic parameters fasting serum glucose, insulin, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, lipid profile and serum betatrophin levels were measured. Total cholesterol: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratios were calculated as "atherogenic indices." Results: Serum betatrophin levels of the obese subjects were similar to that of non-obese subjects (p=0.90). Betatrophin levels were not correlated with the metabolic parameters. Conclusion: In the present study, levels of betatrophin are not different between obese and insulin resistant children and non-obese subjects, and they are not correlated with atherogenic indices. To elucidate the exact role of betatrophin in obesity, further studies are required to identify the betatrophin receptor and/or other possible cofactors.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권12호
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• pp.5931-5936
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• 2012

3.0T 고자기장 자기공명분광법에서 비알콜성 지방간 환자 평가를 위해 PRESS 기법과 Biopsy결과의 상관관계를 토대로 PRESS 기법의 임상적 유용성을 알아보았다. 본 실험은 3.0T 고자지장 자기공명영상 장비를 이용하여 실험을 하였고 분광스펙트럼을 적분(peak area integration) 방법으로 면적을 구하여 간지방량에 상대비율에 따른 공명피크의 면적을 이용하여 계산하였다. 비알콜성 지방간환자에서 MR 스펙트럼 피크가 모두 0.9 - 1.6 ppm에서 나타났으며 비알콜성 환자에 대하여 MRS와 Biopsy 결과 민감도 94%와 특이도 80%로 높은 값을 얻었다(p=0.000). 정상(r=0.79, p=0.04) 및 비알콜성 지방간질환 대한 결과( r=0.89, p=0.002) 역시 높은 상관관계를 보여주었다. 따라서 3.0T 고자장 MRS을 적용했을 때 PRESS 기법은 비알콜성 지방간 환자를 평가하는데 있어서 정상부분과 지방간부분의 구별을 가능하게 하였으며 생검검사와 MRS의 상관관계 분석에서 간지방량 비율(%)은 r값이 0.7 이상의 높은 Lipid를 제공하여 PRESS 기법의 임상적 유용성을 권고 할 만하였다.

• 생약학회지
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.178-185
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• 2020

In this study, the effect of complex hot water extracts of Cirsium jaonicum, Artemisia annua and Curcuma longa (CAC) on the improvement of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) was investigated. CAC inhibited fatty acid synthesis and lipid accumulation in HepG2 cells cultured with free fatty acid (FFA). In the NAFLD animal model, CAC extract suppressed the increase in body weight, liver, and epididymis fat weight, and suppressed the increase in hepatocyte fat and blood triglyceride. In addition, by blocking the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway, cells were protected from oxidative stress in hepatocytes. Moreover, CAC inhibited the expression of COX-2, iNOS, TNF-α and IL-17 in hepatocytes. These results suggest the possibility that CAC extract can be applied in the field of health functional foods and pharmaceuticals for improvement and prevention of NAFLD.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.356-367
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• 2021

본 연구는 폐경 후 비만 여성의 동물모델을 이용하여 수영운동이 비알코올성 지방간에서 염증에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 실험동물은 수영운동을 하지 않은 모의수술군(S/N), 수영운동을 하지 않은 난소절제 수술군(O/N) 및 수영운동을 실시한 난소절제 수술군(O/S)으로 구분되어 8주 동안 고지방식이 사료를 섭취하면서 사육되었다. 간 조직의 지방축적, 간 무게 및 혈청 속 AST와 ALT는 S/N에 비해 O/N에서 증가하였으나, O/N에 비해 O/S에서는 감소하였다. S/N에 비해 O/N는 간 조직에서의 IκBα의 유전자 발현이 감소하였고 MCP-1, IL-6 및 TNF-α의 유전자 발현은 증가하였다. 그러나 O/N에 비해 O/S는 간 조직에서의 IκBα이 증가하였고 MCP-1, IL-6 및 TNF-α의 유전자 발현은 감소하였다. 결론적으로 본 연구는 난소절제 후 고지방식이의 섭취로 비만이 유도된 비만 쥐에서 수영운동이 비만으로 유도된 비알코올성 지방간에서 염증을 개선함으로써 건강증진에 효과적임을 제시하였다.