Inflammation and Steatosis: the Role of Alpha-defensin

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Fatty Liver; Inflammation

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Immunohistochemical staining

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03358420

HYMC-103-16

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to examine the correlation between the severity of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis/non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NASH/NAFLD) in naïve and hepatitis C (HCV) positive patients and the amplitude of alpha-defensin immunohistochemical staining in liver biopsy.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Fatty liver disease patients with liver biopsy

Exclusion criteria

• None