Sentences with phrase «as cirrhosis»

Chronic state of liver inflammation can lead to severe scarring known as cirrhosis of the liver.

Over several years, those with the disorder will see excess iron get into the liver, heart, pancreas, joints and pituitary gland, leading to health problems such as cirrhosis of the liver, liver cancer, diabetes, heart disease and joint disease.

As cirrhosis progresses, liver functions such as detoxification and cleaning of blood, among others, become difficult.

Acquired PSS is uncommon and is found in dogs and cats with liver disease such as cirrhosis causing portal hypertension, which is high blood pressure in the portal vein.

When left untreated, hepatitis C virus can cause progressive liver disease such as cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure.

NASH can eventually progress to end - stage liver disease known as cirrhosis, wherein damaged liver cells die off and are replaced by scar tissue that impairs function that can lead to liver failure or liver cancer.

This recommendation comes from the Valence study where high SVR rates were seen in those who had no previous HCV treatment history, without or with scarring of the liver, known as cirrhosis (93 % and 92 %, respectively).

Scientists have developed transgenic mice that don't get deadly liver scarring known as cirrhosis — even if they are exposed to environmental toxins or swill the equivalent of gallons of whiskey a day.

Treatment options for NAFLD — which increases the risk of life - threatening complications such as cirrhosis and liver cancer — are limited.

Consuming a high - fat, high - sugar diet and having excess body fat is linked with the development of NAFLD, which can lead to diseases such as cirrhosis and liver cancer.

HBV infects liver cells and chronic infection can lead to serious health problems such as cirrhosis or liver cancer.

Around 400 million people worldwide are infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV); of those, one - third will go on to develop life - threatening complications, such as cirrhosis and liver cancer.

The research, published in PLOS ONE by scientists from Oregon State University, found that a diet with reduced fat and cholesterol helped, but did not fully resolve liver damage that had already been done — damage that in turn can lead to more serious health problems, such as cirrhosis or even cancer.

«These studies identify telomeres as a new molecular route implicated in the origin of liver diseases such as cirrhosis, hepatitis or liver cancer, as well as novel therapeutic approaches to prevent and combat them,» concluded the researchers.

Telomere dysfunction — alterations in the structure and / or functioning of telomeres — is one of the molecular mechanisms underlying a number of age - related diseases but, to date, little is known about its possible role in pathologies of the liver such as cirrhosis, hepatitis and liver cancer.

«The alterations caused by the long - term consumption of sunflower and fish oils make the liver susceptible to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, a very serious disease that may act as a catalyst for other liver diseases such as cirrhosis and liver cancer,» Prof. Quiles notes.

«Liver cancer is on the rise worldwide, and in human studies we've now seen that patients can progress from fatty liver disease to liver cancer without any middle steps such as cirrhosis,» says David Moore, a professor of molecular and cellular biology, who led the study with Associate Professor Loning Fu, both at Baylor.

NASH, which causes inflammation of the liver that is not caused by alcohol abuse, is a very serious condition and can act as a catalyst for the onset of other diseases such as cirrhosis and liver cancer.

Most chronic liver diseases are «silent», attacking the liver for decades without symptoms until revealing themselves through end - stage liver diseases such as cirrhosis, liver failure or liver cancer.

Chinese Mushroom Extract has looked especially effective at helping to treat liver related health conditions such as cirrhosis and hepatitis.

In some cases, multiple small shunts form because of severe liver disease such as cirrhosis.