2023
Exercise Does Not Independently Improve Histological Outcomes in Biopsy-Proven Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Chen G, Banini B, Do A, Gunderson C, Zaman S, Lim J. Exercise Does Not Independently Improve Histological Outcomes in Biopsy-Proven Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Genes 2023, 14: 1811. PMID: 37761951, PMCID: PMC10531443, DOI: 10.3390/genes14091811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseBiopsy-proven non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseEffects of exerciseFatty liver diseaseHistological outcomesLiver histologyLiver diseaseClinical trialsHistological endpointsSystematic reviewSignificant histopathological improvementNAFLD activity scoreImpact of exerciseIndependent effectsRandom-effects modelSystematic literature searchHistopathological improvementExercise interventionActivity scoreClinical endpointsPooled estimatesMeta-AnalysisTotal participantsLiterature searchComparison group
2022
Derivation and Validation of a Model to Predict Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension Using Transient Elastography and FIB-4
Banini BA, Patel S, Yu JW, Kang L, Bailey C, Strife BJ, Siddiqui MS, Patel V, Matherly SC, Lee H, Lewis S, Cherian R, Stravitz RT, Luketic V, Sanyal AJ, Sterling RK. Derivation and Validation of a Model to Predict Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension Using Transient Elastography and FIB-4. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2022, 57: 189-197. PMID: 34999644, PMCID: PMC9271129, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000001664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic venous pressure gradientSignificant portal hypertensionFIB-4Chronic liver diseaseAdvanced fibrosisPortal hypertensionLiver biopsyLiver diseasePlatelet countPositive predictive value 27Negative predictive value 99Venous pressure gradientTransjugular liver biopsyGold standardInternal bootstrap validationExternal validationLiver histologyFibrosis indexCurrent gold standardTransient elastographyOptimal cutoffBootstrap validationPatientsSpecificity 67Value 99
2017
Current and future pharmacologic treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Banini BA, Sanyal AJ. Current and future pharmacologic treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Current Opinion In Gastroenterology 2017, 33: 134-141. PMID: 28346237, PMCID: PMC5491795, DOI: 10.1097/mog.0000000000000356.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseEnd-stage liver diseaseNonalcoholic steatohepatitisLiver diseaseTrend of NAFLDChemokine receptor type 2Future pharmacologic treatmentsCornerstone of therapyStage liver diseaseFatty liver diseasePeroxisome proliferator activator receptorProgression of fibrosisAnti-inflammatory agentsDietary caloric restrictionGlucagon-like peptide 1 pathwayReceptor type 2Liver histologyMetabolic endotoxemiaPharmacologic treatmentTherapeutic optionsHepatocellular cancerAntifibrotic agentsIntestinal microbiomeAggressive formPharmacologic target