World Journal of Gastroenterology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 31(2)
Published: Dec. 18, 2024
Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD), which is induced by excessive alcohol consumption, a leading cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality. ALD patients exhibit spectrum injuries, including hepatic steatosis, inflammation, fibrosis, similar to symptoms nonalcohol-associated diseases such as primary biliary cholangitis, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Elafibranor has been approved for the treatment cholangitis shown improve in both animal models vitro cell However, efficacy elafibranor treating remains unclear. In this article, we comment on recent publication Koizumi et al that evaluated effects fibrosis gut barrier function an mouse model. Their findings indicate potential treatment, but further experimental investigations clinical trials are warranted.
Language: Английский