Probiotics as a novel treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; a systematic review on the current evidences

Hepatitis Monthly

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Kelishadi, Roya ^a   Farajian, Sanam ^b   Mirlohi, Maryam ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fatty liver; Non alcoholic fatty liver disease; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; FATTY ACID; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 8; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR ALPHA; PROBIOTIC AGENT; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN 1C; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VSL3;

APOPTOSIS; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTESTINE FLORA; LIPID DIET; NATURAL KILLER T CELL; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84876273939     PISSN: 1735143X     EISSN: 17353408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.7233     Document Type: Review

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