Obesity in acute alcoholic hepatitis increases morbidity and mortalityResearch in context

Background: Alcohol and obesity synergise to increase the risk of liver-related mortality. We examined the influence of adiposity on clinical outcomes in alcoholic hepatitis (AH) and the underlying inflammatory crosstalk between adipose tissue (AT) and the liver. Methods: A cohort of 233 patients wi...

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Main Authors: Richard Parker, S.J. Kim, G.Y. Im, J. Nahas, B. Dhesi, N. Vergis, A. Sinha, A. Ghezzi, M.R. Rink, A. McCune, G.P. Aithal, P.N. Newsome, C.J. Weston, A. Holt, B. Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396419301914