Bone morphogenetic protein 9 (BMP9) is a circulating factor produced by hepatic stellate
cells that plays a critical role in vascular quiescence through its endothelial receptor activin …

Background and Aim: The magnitude of the risk of incident type 2 diabetes (T2D) and metabolic
syndrome (MetS) among patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is poorly …

… ‘Severe’ NAFLD defined either by presence of fatty liver on imaging plus either elevated
serum gamma-glutamyltransferase concentrations or high NAFLD fibrosis score or high F-18 …

With the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in China, the Chinese government decided to
ban any type of face-to-face teaching, disrupting classes and resulting in over 270 million …

… Author's contributions: Vlad Ratziu: study concept and design; Fabio Nascimbeni: analysis
and interpretation of data; Larysa Fedchuk: acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data. All …

This review of the literature consists of three sections. First, papers concerning non-alcoholic
fatty liver disease (NAFLD) awareness among the general population, general practitioners…

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) spans steatosis through nonalcoholic steatohepatis,
cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) associated with striking systemic features …

This review summarizes our current understanding of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD),
a multi-factorial systemic disease resulting from a complex interaction between a specific …

In the last years new evidence has accumulated on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
challenging the paradigms that had been holding the scene over the previous 30 years. …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection represents a major health issue worldwide due to its burden
of chronic liver disease and extrahepatic manifestations including cardiovascular diseases, …