Effects of vitamin D supplementation on liver fibrogenic factors in non-alcoholic fatty liver patients with steatohepatitis: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial

Abstract Background It has been suggested that vitamin D and its receptors involve in suppressing fibrogenic signaling in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, the effect of vitamin D supplementation on fibrogenic factors has not been investigated in NAFLD individuals with steatohepati...

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Main Authors: Soraiya Ebrahimpour-Koujan, Amir Ali Sohrabpour, Farshad Foroughi, Ehsan Alvandi, Ahmad Esmaillzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3241-7