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*Translating the Adipose Tissue-liver axis in Metabolic dysfunction associated SteatoHepatitis: finding inflammatory therapeutic targets and biomarkers*

Conditions
Metabolic Dysfunction associated steatohepatitis (MASH)
10019654
Registration Number
NL-OMON56912
Lead Sponsor
Zuyderland Medisch Centrum
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
308
Inclusion Criteria

subject must be eligible for abdominal surgery (bariatric, gallbladder or
other) and between 18 and 75 years of age. The additional inclusion criterion
for the control group will be BMI<25 and for the overweight/obese patients
BMI>25.

Exclusion Criteria

- Evidence of MASLD (based on biopsy or fibroscan measurements) for lean
(BMI<25) control individuals
- Alcohol consumption > 2 per day for women; >3 per day for men
- Drug abuse
- Known viral hepatitis or other infection
- Hepatic cancer
- Elevated CRP levels (>10)
- Diabetes mellitus type 1 or other autoimmune diseases
- Use of anti-inflammatory drugs (specifically corticosteroids)
- For patients without type 2 diabetes: use of anti-diabetes drugs due to their
known effect on inflammation (e.g. metformin, GLP1 mimetics)
- - Pregnancy or breastfeeding

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>- Immune cell signature in blood, AT and liver<br /><br>- Inflammatory mediators in blood, AT and liver<br /><br>- Liver phenotype: MASLD activity score (histology), composite scores (MASLD<br /><br>fibrosis score, FIB-4) and ALAT/ASAT plasma levels</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p> Potential confounders:<br /><br>- BMI, waist circumference<br /><br>- Metabolic profile: fasting glucose, HbA1c, fasting insulin, HOMA-IR, plasma<br /><br>lipids<br /><br>- Age<br /><br>- Sex<br /><br>- Ethnicity<br /><br>- Alcohol consumption<br /><br>- Smoking<br /><br>- Medication use<br /><br>- Blood pressure</p><br>
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