Dietary fatty acid oxidation is decreased in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A palmitate breath test study.

Gihan NaguibNevitt MorrisShanna YangNancy FryzekVanessa Haynes-WilliamsWen-Chun A HuangJaha Norman-WheelerYaron Rotman

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2019)

Fatty acid oxidation of orally delivered FA is decreased in NAFLD compared to healthy controls, likely reflecting decreased β-oxidation. The use of a breath test offers non-invasive dynamic assessment of FAO.

Keyphrases

fatty acid
hydrogen peroxide
electron transfer
visible light
nitric oxide