BACKGROUND: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by a complex clinical picture that includes nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and cirrhosis. In the last decades, several studies have shown that NAFLD increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases. In a prospective pilot study, the benefit of treatment with phosphatidylcholine in NAFLD patients has been assessed. METHODS: Thirty patients with NAFLD were enrolled. All received treatment with phosphatidylcholine (Essentiale® Forte N; Sanofi, Paris, France) 300 mg capsules, administered 2 at time orally, 3 times a day with meals for three months. The clinical and laboratory parameters before and after treatment were compared. RESULTS: After the administration of Essentiale® Forte N (Sanofi) the level of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) decreased by 59.6% (P<0.05) and that of aspartate transaminase (AST) decreased by 75.4% (P<0.05). Moreover, after treatment, an increase in antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase by 48% (P<0.05) and glutathione peroxidase by 48.1% (P<0.05) was observed. CONCLUSIONS: The results of the study indicate that treatment with Essentiale® Forte N (Sanofi) for 3 months was associated with a significant decrease in transaminase levels, in the activity of lipid peroxidation markers and with an increase in the level of antioxidant enzymes.

Treatment with phosphatidylcholine of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a prospective pilot study

Abenavoli L.;Cinaglia P.;Luzza F.;
2022-01-01

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BACKGROUND: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by a complex clinical picture that includes nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and cirrhosis. In the last decades, several studies have shown that NAFLD increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases. In a prospective pilot study, the benefit of treatment with phosphatidylcholine in NAFLD patients has been assessed. METHODS: Thirty patients with NAFLD were enrolled. All received treatment with phosphatidylcholine (Essentiale® Forte N; Sanofi, Paris, France) 300 mg capsules, administered 2 at time orally, 3 times a day with meals for three months. The clinical and laboratory parameters before and after treatment were compared. RESULTS: After the administration of Essentiale® Forte N (Sanofi) the level of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) decreased by 59.6% (P<0.05) and that of aspartate transaminase (AST) decreased by 75.4% (P<0.05). Moreover, after treatment, an increase in antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase by 48% (P<0.05) and glutathione peroxidase by 48.1% (P<0.05) was observed. CONCLUSIONS: The results of the study indicate that treatment with Essentiale® Forte N (Sanofi) for 3 months was associated with a significant decrease in transaminase levels, in the activity of lipid peroxidation markers and with an increase in the level of antioxidant enzymes.
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