Significant positive association of endotoxemia with histological severity in 237 patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
J PangW XuX ZhangGrace Lai-Hung WongA W-H ChanH-Y ChanC-H TseS S-T ShuP C-L ChoiH L-Y ChanJ YuVincent Wai-Sun WongPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2017)
Endotoxemia is positively associated with NASH and significant fibrosis. The association between TM6SF2 and endotoxemia warrants further investigations. The findings may shed light on the pathogenesis of NASH and inform a novel treatment target.