Vitamin E and vitamin C treatment improves fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

A. Harrison, Stephen; Torgerson, Sigurd; H. Hayashi, Paul; A. Ward, John; Schenker, Steven

doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.08699.x

Public

Vitamin E and vitamin C treatment improves fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology • Nov 1, 2003

Authors:

Stephen A. Harrison

Sigurd Torgerson

Paul H. Hayashi

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a common cause of liver disease. Although usually indolent, this disease can progress to cirrhosis in some patients. There is currently no proven medical therapy for the treatment of NASH. The aim of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of combinat...

Subject

Medicine

Gastroenterology

Internal medicine

Finding related papers...

Discussions

(0)

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts!