Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)remains a leading cause of chronic liver disease.In the context of NAFLD,the presence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)portends an adverse prognosis with greater risk of liv...Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)remains a leading cause of chronic liver disease.In the context of NAFLD,the presence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)portends an adverse prognosis with greater risk of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis.Although liver biopsy is the keystone of patient management in NAFLD,it is also increasingly clear that such evaluation has its limitations.The availability of biochemical markers of NAFLD and NASH has tremendous potential to radically alter management strategies for these conditions,as well as to monitor disease activity.Our article provides an overview of biomarker discovery and selection in the setting of NAFLD and highlights future directions in the field.展开更多
In this study,the fatty acids(FAs) of the organs and tissues of sea cucumber(Apostichopus japonicus) were profiled in order to compare the FA composition of sea cucumber collected from natural habitat(wild) and cages(...In this study,the fatty acids(FAs) of the organs and tissues of sea cucumber(Apostichopus japonicus) were profiled in order to compare the FA composition of sea cucumber collected from natural habitat(wild) and cages(cultured).The differences in FA contents in dermomuscular tube,peripharyngeal annulus,gonad and intestine(with or without content) between the wild and the cultured were determined.The main fatty acids in all organs and tissues were 20:5n-3,16:1n-7,20:4n-6,22:6n-3,18:0,and 18:1n-7.The basically different FAs of body wall and digestive tube were 16:1n-7,18:1n-9 and 20:1n-11.The ratio of saturated to mono-and polyunsaturated FAs in digestive tube was independent on inside content while there was a redistribution of the total amount of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids.The comparison of FA composition of the wild and the cultured sea cucumber showed that 20:5n-3,16:1n-7 and 18:1n-7 predominated the wild while 20:4n-6 predominated the cultured.The content of branched-chain fatty acids in the wild was 3%–4% and about 9% in the cultured.The possible FAs for identifying the wild and the cultured sea cucumbers were selected.It was suggested that the indexes such as the ratio of either(n-3:n-6) to(n-7:n-6) or(n-3) +(n-7) to(n-6) may serve as the biomarkers distinguishing the wild and the cultured sea cucumber.展开更多
文摘Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)remains a leading cause of chronic liver disease.In the context of NAFLD,the presence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)portends an adverse prognosis with greater risk of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis.Although liver biopsy is the keystone of patient management in NAFLD,it is also increasingly clear that such evaluation has its limitations.The availability of biochemical markers of NAFLD and NASH has tremendous potential to radically alter management strategies for these conditions,as well as to monitor disease activity.Our article provides an overview of biomarker discovery and selection in the setting of NAFLD and highlights future directions in the field.
文摘In this study,the fatty acids(FAs) of the organs and tissues of sea cucumber(Apostichopus japonicus) were profiled in order to compare the FA composition of sea cucumber collected from natural habitat(wild) and cages(cultured).The differences in FA contents in dermomuscular tube,peripharyngeal annulus,gonad and intestine(with or without content) between the wild and the cultured were determined.The main fatty acids in all organs and tissues were 20:5n-3,16:1n-7,20:4n-6,22:6n-3,18:0,and 18:1n-7.The basically different FAs of body wall and digestive tube were 16:1n-7,18:1n-9 and 20:1n-11.The ratio of saturated to mono-and polyunsaturated FAs in digestive tube was independent on inside content while there was a redistribution of the total amount of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids.The comparison of FA composition of the wild and the cultured sea cucumber showed that 20:5n-3,16:1n-7 and 18:1n-7 predominated the wild while 20:4n-6 predominated the cultured.The content of branched-chain fatty acids in the wild was 3%–4% and about 9% in the cultured.The possible FAs for identifying the wild and the cultured sea cucumbers were selected.It was suggested that the indexes such as the ratio of either(n-3:n-6) to(n-7:n-6) or(n-3) +(n-7) to(n-6) may serve as the biomarkers distinguishing the wild and the cultured sea cucumber.
