Steatohepatitis : NASH and ASH /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Falk Symposium Hague, Netherlands
Other Authors:	Leuschner, U., James, O. F. W., Dancygier, Henryk
Format:	Conference Proceeding Book
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht : Boston : Kluwer Academic, [2001]
Series:	Falk symposium ; 121.
Subjects:	Fatty Liver > diagnosis > Congresses. Fatty Liver > etiology > Congresses. Fatty Liver > therapy > Congresses. Hepatitis, Alcoholic > therapy > Congresses.

Table of Contents:

Sec. I. Epidemiology, diagnosis and definition of NASH
Epidemiology and risk factors for fatty liver
Non-alcoholic liver disease : natural history
Pathology and classification of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis : grading and staging the histological lesions
Diagnosis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Sec. II. Pathogenic mechanisms of NASH and ASH
The genetic basis for non-alcoholic and alcoholic steatohepatitis
Oxidative stress in alcoholic and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Endotoxins and cytokines in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Cyclooxygenase-2 : a potential target for the prevention and treatment of alcoholic liver disease
Inducible cytochromes P450 and lipid peroxidation in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Mitochondrial dysfunction in hepatitic steatohepatitis
Role of iron in non-alcoholic and alcoholic steatohepatitis
Insulin resistance in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease : a clinical perspective
Sec. III. Aetiology of NASH and ASH
Obesity and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and intestinal disease
Drugs and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Failure of regeneration of the steatotic liver : disruption at two different levels in the regeneration pathway
Obesity and cryptogenic cirrhosis
Diet and alcoholic steatohepatitis
Gender and alcoholic steatohepatitis
The intrahepatic and extrahepatic metabolic abnormalities associated with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Sec. IV. Therapeutic options for NASH
Treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis : role of ursodeoxycholic acid
Clofibrate and other lipid-lowering drugs in the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Alpha-tocopherol and antioxidants in the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Diet and exercise : important first steps in the therapy of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Sec. V. Histopathology and clinical aspects of ASH
Histological hallmarks of alcoholic steatohepatitis
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis : histological differences and pathogenesis of cytoskeleton alterations
Clinical spectrum of alcoholic steatohepatitis
Prognosis of alcoholic hepatitis
Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin : clinical value and pitfalls
Sec. VI. Alcohol and cytotoxicity
Alcohol and mitochondrial function
Role of bile acids blocking ethanol-induced apoptosis
Interactions of alcohol, steatosis and hepatitis C
Sec. VII. Management of alcoholic hepatitis
Metabolic and nutritional interventions in the treatment of alcoholic hepatitis
Alcoholic hepatitis steroid yes?
Alcoholic hepatitis : no glucocorticosteroids?
Beneficial effects of polyenylphosphatidylcholine in alcoholic and non-alcoholic liver injury
S-adenosylmethionine in alcoholic liver disease