Association between serum and dietary antioxidant micronutrients and advanced liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an observational study.

Juliana Moraes CoelhoKatia CansançãoRenata de Mello PerezNathalie Carvalho LeitePatrícia PadilhaAndrea RamalhoWilza Arantes Ferreira Peres

Published in: PeerJ (2020)

Hepatic fibrosis was associated with a reduction in serum retinol and was reduced in advanced fibrosis. NAFLD patients showed an important serum deficiency and insufficient dietary intake of the evaluated micronutrients.

Keyphrases

liver fibrosis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
oxidative stress
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
replacement therapy