Primary biliary cirrhosis

EJ Carey, AH Ali, KD Lindor - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Primary biliary cirrhosis is a chronic cholestatic liver disease characterised by destruction of
small intrahepatic bile ducts, leading to fibrosis and potential cirrhosis through resulting …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in the development of farnesoid X receptor agonists

AH Ali, EJ Carey, KD Lindor - Annals of translational medicine, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Farnesoid X receptors (FXRs) are nuclear hormone receptors expressed in high amounts in
body tissues that participate in bilirubin metabolism including the liver, intestines, and …

ESPEN guideline on clinical nutrition in liver disease

M Plauth, W Bernal, S Dasarathy, M Merli, LD Plank… - Clinical nutrition, 2019 - Elsevier
This update of evidence-based guidelines (GL) aims to translate current evidence and
expert opinion into recommendations for multidisciplinary teams responsible for the optimal …

[PDF][PDF] Primary biliary cirrhosis

KD Lindor, ME Gershwin, R Poupon, M Kaplan… - …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Practice Guidelines 1;(3) guideline policies, including the AASLD Policy on the
Development and Use of Practice Guidelines and the American Gastroenterological …

[PDF][PDF] Quality of life in adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: baseline data from the nonalcoholic steatohepatitis clinical research network

K David, KV Kowdley, A Unalp, F Kanwal… - …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease in the
United States. The association between NAFLD and quality of life (QOL) remains unclear …

Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in cirrhosis patients

D Gulley, E Teal, A Suvannasankha… - Digestive diseases and …, 2008 - Springer
Abstract Background and Aims It is a commonly held notion that patients with cirrhosis do
not suffer from deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) because they are …

Validation of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy‐Fatigue (FACIT‐F) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

A Tinsley, EA Macklin, JR Korzenik… - Alimentary …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2011; 34: 1328–1336 Summary Background Many patients with
ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) complain of significant fatigue. To date, no …

Effects of physical activity upon the liver

RJ Shephard, N Johnson - European journal of applied physiology, 2015 - Springer
Purpose To review the responses of the liver to acute and chronic physical activity and to
summarize relationships between physical activity and liver health. Methods A systematic …

Four year follow up of fatigue in a geographically defined primary biliary cirrhosis patient cohort

DEJ Jones, N Bhala, J Burt, J Goldblatt, M Prince… - Gut, 2006 - gut.bmj.com
Background and aims: Fatigue is the commonest symptom described by patients in most
populations with the autoimmune liver disease primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), and appears …

Characterisation of the associations and impact of symptoms in primary biliary cirrhosis using a disease specific quality of life measure

JL Newton, N Bhala, J Burt, DEJ Jones - Journal of hepatology, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) patients experience significant
impairment to quality of life (QOL). Studies to date examining relative contributions of …