Liver diseases are any diseases that affect the functioning of the liver. Liver diseases can be inherited (such as Wilson disease and alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency) or acquired (for example ...

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis articles from across Nature Portfolio Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a condition characterized by accumulation of fat, inflammation and injury in liver cells ...

It has been this author's experience that a subset of patients with severe fatigue and relatively mild liver histology has underlying sleep apnea and benefits from appropriate management.

Liver histology supporting a diagnosis of autoimmune liver disease may be helpful and should be performed before initiating therapy.

This is a useful study in the role of CHI3L1 in Kupffer cells, the macrophages of the liver, showing that CHI3L1 alters glucose regulation in obesity. Specifically, Chi3l1 protects glucose-dependent ...