New trends on obesity and NAFLD in Asia

JG Fan, SU Kim, VWS Wong - Journal of hepatology, 2017 - Elsevier
Traditionally, obesity and its related diseases have been considered a problem in Western
countries. However, in the past two decades, urbanisation in many Asian countries has led …

Systematic review: chronic viral hepatitis and metabolic derangement

CC Wang, PN Cheng, JH Kao - Alimentary pharmacology & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background The liver has a critical role in the metabolism of glucose and lipids. Chronic
hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection leads to a spectrum of liver …

[HTML][HTML] KASL clinical practice guidelines: management of hepatitis C

Korean Association for the Study of the … - Clinical and …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aims The Korean Association for the Study of the Liver (KASL) Practice Guidelines for
Management of Hepatitis C were first established in 2004, and revised in 2013, when direct …

Hepatitis B virus infection and fatty liver in the general population

VWS Wong, GLH Wong, WCW Chu, AML Chim… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: In animal studies, expression of hepatitis B virus (HBV) proteins
causes hepatic steatosis. We aimed to study the prevalence of fatty liver in people with and …

Hepatic steatosis in hepatitis B virus infected patients: meta‐analysis of risk factors and comparison with hepatitis C infected patients

MV Machado, AG Oliveira… - … of gastroenterology and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims: Although hepatic steatosis (HS) has an association with
hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, an association with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is controversial …

Inverse relationship between hepatic steatosis and hepatitis B viremia: results of a large case‐control study

RWH Hui, WK Seto, KS Cheung, LY Mak… - Journal of viral …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The potential interaction between chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease (NAFLD), two of the most prevalent liver diseases worldwide, has not been well …

Natural history of chronic hepatitis B

BJ McMahon - Clinics in liver disease, 2010 - liver.theclinics.com
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the cause of one of the most common chronic viral infections in the
world. More than 2 billion persons have been exposed to HBV and 350 to 400 million …

Impact of NAFLD on the outcome of patients with chronic hepatitis B in Asia

M Yang, L Wei - Liver International, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are two major
causes of chronic liver disease (CLD) that can cause liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular …

Coincidental metabolic syndrome increases the risk of liver fibrosis progression in patients with chronic hepatitis B–a prospective cohort study with paired transient …

GLH Wong, HLY Chan, Z Yu, AWH Chan… - Alimentary …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Metabolic syndrome is a known risk factor of cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis B
(CHB). Aim To investigate the effects of coincidental metabolic syndrome on liver fibrosis …

Chronic hepatitis B and non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease: conspirators or competitors?

J Zhang, S Lin, D Jiang, M Li, Y Chen, J Li… - Liver …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the widespread use of vaccines and antiviral drugs, approximately 350‐400 million
patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) remain worldwide, who carry high risk of cirrhosis …