The Global NASH Congress – Slide release
Posted 23rd May 2018 by Jane Williams
An increasing number of people are being diagnosed with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) each year, and the primary method of treatment is weight loss. With no approved medicines on the market, the drug development race is intensifying. The pathogenesis of NASH is still not fully understood, and definitive diagnostic methods are invasive, so development has been slow.
Over the course of the Global NASH Congress, 40 expert-led presentations and interactive roundtable discussions explored these key issues. If you were unable to attend, please enjoy these free slides from Eric Hughes, Jon Reik and Pierre Bedossa.
Targeting Different Pathways of NASH Pathogenesis Using Simple and Combination Therapies
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NASH pathogenesis involves multiple pathways of liver injury and disease progression – metabolic dysregulations, inflammatory  |
Body Composition in NASH Clinical Trials
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While BMI provides a rough estimate of how over- or under-weight a person is, it doesn’t tell you what portion of the weight is muscle or fat, nor how these different tissue types are affected by treatment.  |
Liver biopsy as the Gold Standard for Diagnosis
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Histological liver damages in NAFLD are the consequence of a complex association of several pathophysiological mechanisms  |
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