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PubMed ID
Public Release Type
Journal
Publication Year
2010
Affiliation
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA. asanyal@mcvh-vcu.edu
Authors
Abdelmalek M, Abrams S, Ackermann S, Bambha K, Bass N, Bass NM, Behling C, Belt P, Bhimalli P, Boyett S, Brancati F, Bringman D, Brunt E, Brunt EM, Chalasani N, Clark J, Clark L, Colvin R, Contos MJ, Cummings OW, Dasarathy S, Derdoy J, Diehl AM, Donithan M, Doo E, Durelle J, Edwards K, Everhart J, Ferrell LD, Filipowski D, Fuchs M, Gottfried M, Green M, Guy C, Gyurkey G, Hassanein T, Hawkins C, Hoffmann J, Hoofnagle JH, Isaacson M, Jones A, Killenberg P, Kim W, King D, Kleiner D, Kleiner DE, Klipsch A, Kowdley K, Kowdley KV, Kwan S, Lavine J, Lavine JE, Lee L, Liu YC, Loomba R, Luketic VA, McCullough A, Merriman R, Miriel L, Molleston J, Mooney J, Murray K, NASH CRN, Nelson J, Neuschwander-Tetri B, Neuschwander-Tetri BA, Pabst M, Pan YP, Petcharaporn L, Piercy D, Ragozzino L, Robuck P, Robuck PR, Rogers N, Rosenthal M, Rosenthal P, Sandhu B, Sanyal A, Sanyal AJ, Sargeant C, Sargent R, Saunders C, Schwimmer JB, Seeff L, Selph K, Siegner J, Sirlin C, Smith M, Stead A, Steel T, Stein T, Sternberg A, Stewart S, Thompson J, Tonascia J, Unalp A, Van Natta M, Vaughn I, Vuppalanchi R, Wang C, White M, Wilson L, Yates K, Yeh M
Studies
Citation
Sanyal AJ, Chalasani N, Kowdley KV, McCullough A, Diehl AM, Bass NM, Neuschwander-Tetri BA, Lavine JE, Tonascia J, Unalp A, Van Natta M, Clark J, Brunt EM, Kleiner DE, Hoofnagle JH, Robuck PR, NASH CRN. Pioglitazone, vitamin E, or placebo for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. N Engl J Med 2010 May 6;362(18):1675-85. Epub 2010 Apr 28.

Abstract

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is a common liver disease that can progress to cirrhosis. Currently, there is no established treatment for this disease.