Background & aims: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common liver disorder with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) being a more progressive phenotype associated with progression to cirrhosis. Type III collagen is a main component of the fibrotic extracellular matrix. PRO-C3 is a b...
August 26, 2021
Journal:
J Hepatol
Author:
Leeming DJ, Goodman Z, Friedman S, Frederiksen P, Vig P, Seyedkazemi S, Fischer L, Torstenson R, Karsdal MA, Lefebvre E, Sanyal JA, Ratziu V, Nielsen MJ
Background & aims: Progressive fibrosis has been identified as the major predictor of mortality in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Several biomarkers are currently being evaluated for their ability to substitute the liver biopsy as the reference standard. Recent clinical...
July 10, 2021
Journal:
JHEP Rep
Author:
Erhardtsen E, Rasmussen DGK, Frederiksen P, Leeming DJ, Gluud LL, Karsdal MA, Aithal GP, Shattenberg JM, Shevell DE
Objective: Liver biopsy is still needed for fibrosis staging in many patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The aims of this study were to evaluate the individual diagnostic performance of liver stiffness measurement by vibration controlled transient elastography (LSM-VCTE), Fibrosis-4 Ind...
May 27, 2021
Journal:
Gut
Author:
Mozes EF, Lee AJ, Selvaraj AE, Jayaswal ANA, Trauner M, Boursier J, Fournier C, Staufer K, Stauber ER, Younes R, Gaia S, Lupsor-Platon M, Petta S, Shima T, Okanoue T, Mahadeva S, Eddowes PJ, Hirschfield MG, Newsome NP, Wong Wai-Sun V, Chan Wah-Keong, de Ledinghen V, Fan J, Shen F, Cobbold FJ, Kim W, Lee SM, Wiegand J, Karlas T, Yilmaz Y, Palaniyappan N, Cassinotto C, Aggarwal S, Garg H, Ooi JG, Nakajima A, Yoneda M, Ziol M, Barget N, Geier A, Tuthill T, Brosnan JM, Anstee MQ, Neubauer S, Harrison AS, Bossuyt MP, Pavlides M, Aithal GP, Bugianessi E
Background and aims: Vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE), point shear wave elastography (pSWE), 2-dimensional shear wave elastography (2DSWE), magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been proposed as non-invasive tests for patients with non-alc...
May 13, 2021
Journal:
J Hepatol
Author:
Selvaraj AE, Mozes EF, Jayaswal ANA, Zafarmand HM, Vali Y, Lee AJ, Levick KC, Young AJL, Palaniyappan N, Romero-Gomez M, Brosnan JM, Tuthill AT, Anstee MQ, Neubauer S, Harrison AS, Bossuyt MP, Pavlides M, Aithal GP, Chang-Hai L
Background: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the progressive form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); no approved therapies for NASH currently exist. Pegbelfermin (PGBF), a human fibroblast growth factor 21 analog, has metabolic effects that may provide benefit for patients with NASH....
February 28, 2021
Journal:
Contemp Clin Trials
Author:
Abdelmalek MF, Charles ED, Sanyal JA, Harrison AS, Neuschwander-Tetri BA, Goodman Z, Ehman RA, Karsdal MA, Nakajima A, Du S, Tirucherai GS, Klinger GH, Mora J, Yamaguchi M, Shevell DE, Loomba R
There is an unmet need for high-quality liquid biomarkers that can safely and reproducibly predict the stage of fibrosis and the outcomes of chronic liver disease (CLD). The requirement for such markers has intensified because of the high global prevalence of diseases such as non-alcoholic fatty liv...
April 9, 2020
Journal:
Liver Int
Author:
Karsdal MA, Daniels SJ, Nielsen SH, Bager CL, Rasmussen DGK, Loomba R, Surabattula R, Villesen IF, Luo Y, Gudmann NS, Nielsen MJ, George J, Christian R, Leeming DJ, Schuppan D, Shevell DE
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and alcoholic liver disease (ALD) are common causes of chronic liver disease. The overlap between ALD and NAFLD suggests the existence of metabolic steatohepatitis. Development of in vivo models that reflect various aspects of human steatohepatitis is essenti...
January 6, 2020
Journal:
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol
Author:
Daniels SJ, Leeming DJ, Detlefsen S, Bruun MF, Hjuler ST, Henriksen K, Hein P, Krag A, Karsdal MA, Nielsen MJ, Brockbank S, Cruwys S
BACKGROUND: Lifestyle modifications remain the cornerstone of treatment in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, they requently fail related to the inability of patients to implement lasting changes. AIMS: To evaluate the effects of a short, web-based, individualised exercise program ...
October 16, 2019
Journal:
Aliment Pharmacol Ther.
Author:
Huber Y, Pfirrmann D, Gebhardt I, Labenz C, Gehrke N, Straub C, Ruckes C, Bantel H, Belda E, Clément K, Leeming DJ, Karsdal MA, Galle PR, Simon P, Schattenberg JM
There is an unmet need for non-invasive biomarkers in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) that can diagnose advanced disease and identify patients suitable for clinical trials. The PRO-C3 collagen neo-epitope is a putative direct marker of fibrogenesis. We assessed the performance of PRO-C3 in...
July 4, 2019
Journal:
JHEP Rep
Author:
Boyle M, Schattenberg JM, Ratziu V, Bugianessi E, Petta S, Oliveira CP, Govaere O, Yournes R, McPherson S, Bedossa P, Nielsen MJ, Kendrick, Anstee QM, Karsdal MA, Tiniakos D, Leeming DJ
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Given the high global prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the need for relevant non-invasive biomarkers and algorithms to accurately stage disease severity is a critical unmet medical need. Identifying those with advanced fibrosis (≥F3) is the most crucial, a...
July 16, 2018
Journal:
Hepatology
Author:
Daniels SJ, Leeming DJ, Eslam M, Hashem AM, Nielsen MJ, Krag A, Karsdal MA, Grove JI, Guha IN, Kawaguchi T, Torimura T, McLeod D, Akiba J, Kaye P, de Boer B, Aithal GP, Adams LA, George J
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