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Progressive resistance training prevents loss of muscle mass and strength in bile duct‐ligated rats
(Wiley, 2018-11-05)
BACKGROUND: Loss of muscle mass and strength is common in cirrhosis and increases
the risk of hyperammonaemia and hepatic encephalopathy. Resistance training
optimizes muscle mass and strength in several ...
Nutritional strategies to manage malnutrition and sarcopenia following liver transplantation : a narrative review
(MDPI, 2023-02-10)
Persisting or newly developed malnutrition and sarcopenia after liver transplant (LT) are correlated with adverse health outcomes. This narrative review aims to examine the literature regarding nutrition strategies to ...
Nutritional education strategies for patients with cirrhosis : a narrative review
(Elsevier, 2023-06-30)
Background
Patients with cirrhosis suffer from many complications, including malnutrition, which must be managed promptly and effectively by the healthcare team. Educating patients about their medical condition, the risk ...
Amino acids, ammonia, and hepatic encephalopathy
(Elsevier, 2022-04-30)
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a decline in brain function arising due to liver insufficiency. The liver's diminished capacity to clear ammonia, and the subsequent accumulation of it, is highly implicated in pathogenesis ...
Renal dysfunction independently predicts muscle mass loss in patients following liver transplantation
(University of Toronto Press, 2022-05-02)
Liver transplantation (LT) is the only curative treatment for cirrhosis. However, the presence of
complications can impact outcomes following LT. Sarcopenia, or muscle mass loss, is highly prevalent in patients with
cirrhosis ...
Brain edema : a valid endpoint for measuring hepatic encephalopathy?
(2016-06)
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a major complication of liver failure/disease which frequently develops during the progression of end-stage liver disease. This metabolic neuropsychiatric syndrome involves a spectrum of ...
The bile duct ligated rat : a relevant model to study muscle mass loss in cirrhosis
(Springer, 2016-12)
Muscle mass loss and hepatic encephalopathy (complex neuropsychiatric disorder) are serious complications of chronic liver disease (cirrhosis) which impact negatively on clinical outcome and quality of life and increase ...
Targeting the muscle for the treatment and prevention of hepatic encephalopathy
(Elsevier, 2016-08)
Muscle mass loss or sarcopenia is a principle component of malnutrition which prevails in 65–90% of patients with end-stage liver disease [1]. Intuitively, the roots of malnutrition play a precipitating role in muscle ...