Iron overload and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

• Published in: Minerva endocrinologica Vol. 42; no. 2; p. 173
• Main Authors: Datz, Christian, Müller, Elena, Aigner, Elmar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 01.06.2017
• Subjects: Humans; Iron - metabolism; Iron Overload - complications; Iron Overload - metabolism; Iron Overload - therapy; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - complications; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - metabolism; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - therapy

Approximately one third of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) show signs of disturbed iron homeostasis as indicated by elevated serum ferritin with normal or mildly elevated transferrin saturation. Mild hepatic iron deposition is the typical histological finding in these subject...