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In this study, investigators aim to lower liver fat content in obese patients with NAFLD by increasing the hepatic levels of pivotal metabolic cofactors via simultaneous dietary supplementation of serine, L-carnitine, N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and nicotinamide riboside (NR).
The study is based on a
Scientific background and justification of the study :
Patients with a rare disease are often challenging to treat when considering psychotropic treatment for behavioral or psychiatric manifestations. There is an important lack of clear data or treatment guidelines for treating behavioral
Severe alcoholic hepatitis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
Diagnosis: The diagnosis of (AH) is made by the following criteria11
I.Chronic active alcohol abuse - > 80 grams in males and > 20 grams in females. II. Duration of jaundice < 3 months III. Serum Bilirubin >5 mg/dl
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) steatohepatitis represents a spectrum of disease occurring in the absence of alcohol abuse. It is characterized by the presence of steatosis and may represent a hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome (including obesity, diabetes and
Acute renal failure (ARF) is an important complication after cardiac surgery that has a prevalence ranging between 5 and 30%. In addition, the impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been well correlated with poorer outcomes after cardiac surgery. These factors have been demonstrated to be
Free fatty acids will be elevated approximately 2-fold for 48 hours by intravenous infusion of Intralipid and heparin. 15 abdominally obese insulin resistant, but otherwise healthy, non-diabetic men will be studied on three occasions each, in random order, 4 weeks apart. We have chosen to study