The effect of treatment is assessed based on (1) reduction of disease activity as reflected by serum transaminase and bilirubin levels, (2) improvement in liver function as judged by prothrombin ...

Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are chronic liver diseases that likely have an autoimmune basis to their pathogenesis.

In the wake of an unfavorable advisory committee meeting in September, Intercept Pharmaceuticals’ bid to win full approval ...

As there is no need to eliminate viral infection or autoimmune/liver disorder ... Recently, Kawaguchi was a member of the international panel that proposed the new definition of MAFLD, and ...

Autoimmune hepatitis is a chronic condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks cells of the liver. In 25% to 34% ...

Autoimmune liver diseases (ALDs), including autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), are complex conditions involving the liver's ...

For the first time, an off-the-shelf CAR T cell therapy has been used to treat potentially life-threatening autoimmune disorders in three people. With a single shot, the treatment rapidly reversed ...

Autoimmune neurological diseases are conditions where the immune system attacks nerve cells. Damage to neuronal cells can lead to a variety of neurologic and psychiatric symptoms. Autoimmune ...

Financial incentives for improving diet and physical fitness must become central to the U.S. government’s contribution to ...

Great British Bake Off champion Nadiya Hussain revealed this week that she has been secretly suffering from two autoimmune diseases, having spent two years in and out of hospital. Sharing the news ...

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