Organ and brain crosstalk: The liver-brain axis in gastrointestinal, liver, and pancreatic diseases

Y Matsubara, H Kiyohara, T Teratani, Y Mikami… - …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The liver is the largest organ in the human body and is responsible for the metabolism and
storage of the three principal nutrients: carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. In addition, the liver …

Bacterial translocation in patients with liver cirrhosis: physiology, clinical consequences, and practical implications

FR Ponziani, MA Zocco, L Cerrito… - Expert review of …, 2018‏ - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The gut liver axis is an operative unit that works to protect the human body
against potentially harmful substances and microorganisms, maintaining the homeostasis of …

Gut bacteria and hydrogen sulfide: the new old players in circulatory system homeostasis

L Tomasova, P Konopelski, M Ufnal - Molecules, 2016‏ - mdpi.com
Accumulating evidence suggests that gut bacteria play a role in homeostasis of the
circulatory system in mammals. First, gut bacteria may affect the nervous control of the …

Ammonia levels do not guide clinical management of patients with hepatic encephalopathy caused by cirrhosis

M Haj, DC Rockey - Official journal of the American College of …, 2020‏ - journals.lww.com
METHODS: We examined patients with cirrhosis older than 18 years admitted for
management of HE from 2005 to 2015. We additionally used propensity matching to control …

Protective role of chrysin on thioacetamide-induced hepatic encephalopathy in rats

SA El-Marasy, SA El Awdan… - Chemico-Biological …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a serious neuropsychiatric syndrome due to either acute or
chronic hepatic failure. This study aimed to investigate the possible neuroprotective effect of …

Evaluation and management of hepatic encephalopathy: current status and future directions

D Suraweera, V Sundaram, S Saab - Gut and liver, 2016‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatic encephalopathy is a spectrum of neurocognitive manifestations often seen in
patients with liver injury or rarely in patients with portosystemic shunting without liver injury. It …

Ammonia Detection by Electronic Noses for a Safer Work Environment

T Reis, PC Moura, D Gonçalves, PA Ribeiro… - Sensors, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Providing employees with proper work conditions should be one of the main concerns of any
employer. Even so, in many cases, work shifts chronically expose the workers to a wide …

Green synthesized cerium oxide nanoparticles ameliorate hepatic and cognitive dysfunctions in thioacetamide-induced hepatic encephalopathy in rats: Modulation of …

SM Baraka, NA Mowaad, S Ibrahim… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This study reports an ecofriendly approach to cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeO 2 NPs)
biosynthesis using the alcoholic extract of Carissa carandas aerial parts. The total phenolic …

Ammonia levels and hepatic encephalopathy in patients with known chronic liver disease

J Ninan, L Feldman - Journal of hospital medicine, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
The “Things We Do for No Reason” series reviews practices which have become common
parts of hospital care but which may provide little value to our patients. Practices reviewed in …

The essential roles of FXR in diet and age influenced metabolic changes and liver disease development: a multi-omics study

G Yang, PK Jena, Y Hu, L Sheng, SY Chen… - Biomarker …, 2023‏ - Springer
Background Aging and diet are risks for metabolic diseases. Bile acid receptor farnesoid X
receptor (FXR) knockout (KO) mice develop metabolic liver diseases that progress into …