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NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE: ROLE OF THE PRIMARY PROVIDER
25th Annual Southwestern Conference on Medicine
Archita P. Desai, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Arizona
Outline
¨ Pathophysiology
¨ Natural History
¨ Scope of the problem
¨ Diagnosis & Staging of Disease
¨ Management
Pathophysiology: Overview
Adapted from: Marchesini G, et al. Hepatology. 2016:1-11. doi:10.1002/hep.28392. McCullough AJ. J Clin Gastro. 2006. doi:10.1097/01.mcg.0000168645.86658.22
Spectrum of Disease
NAFLD Spectrum
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver
• macrovesicular fat accumulation in more than 5% of hepatocytes – simple steatosis
• No inflammation
Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
• Lobular inflammation, hepatocellular ballooning à hepatocyte necrosis
• No fibrosis
NASH with Fibrosis
• Chronic inflammation • Liver regeneration
• Fibrosis à cirrhosis
Natural history
Clinical progression limited to those with fibrosis
Spengler EK, Loomba R. Mayo Clin Proc. 2015. doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.06.013. Angulo P, et al. Gastroenterology. 2015;149(2):389-397.e10. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2015.04.043
Controls
F0-F2
F3-F4
Prevalence
¨ 10–35% prevalence rate ¨ Wide variation with the study population and the
modality used to diagnose
Vernon G, et al. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2011. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04724.x.
Abnormal Liver Tests
¨ Liver Enzymes – Alk Phos, AST, ALT ¤ Do not effectively assess the actual function of the liver
¨ Liver Function – Bilirubin, Albumin, PT/INR
Normal ALT: < 30 for males
<19 for females
Diagnosis
Abnormal Liver Enzymes
Steatosis by imaging
Rinella ME, Sanyal AJ. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016. doi:10.1038/nrgastro.2016.3.
AST/ALT ratio < 1 Obesity Diabetes
Metabolic Syndrome
Viral hepatitis Medications
Hemochromatosis Autoimmune Hepatitis
Non-invasive Staging
Sebastiani G, et al. PLoS One. 2015;10(6):e0128774. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128774.
Non-invasive Staging
Transient Elastography: MR Elastography:
US probe delivers shear wave, velocity is mesaured and converted mathematically into a liver stiffness measurement (LSM), which is depicted in kiloPascals (kPa)
External vibrators are used to generate shear or compression waves – wave propagation measured for whole liver
Non-invasive Staging
Loomba R, et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2016;(October 2015):1-9. doi:10.1038/ajg.2016.65.
MRE
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Management
¨ There are NO FDA approved therapies for NASH
¨ GI and Liver society guidelines recommend 2 pharmacologic therapies ¤ Limited impact on fibrosis
¨ Lifestyle modifications ¤ Management of other risk factors
¨ Bariatric Sugery
Weight Loss
http://www.chronicliverdisease.org/disease_focus/slide_details.cfm?topic=LIVERSUMMIT2015_NASH-NAFLD
Lifestyle Modifications
Rinella ME, Sanyal AJ. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016. doi:10.1038/nrgastro.2016.3.
Pharmacologic therapy
PIVENS Trial (2010): Pioglitazone, Vitamin E, or Placebo for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis • Only NON-Diabetics with
NASH
• Pioglitazone lead to modest weight gain
• Long term safety and efficacy of pioglitazone in patients with NASH is not established
Sanyal AJ, et al. N Engl J Med. 2010;362:1675-1685. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa0907929.
Bariatric Surgery
Mummadi RR, et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008;6(12):1396-1402. doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2008.08.012.
Improvement or resolution of steatohepatitis
Bariatric Surgery
Improvement or resolution of fibrosis
Mummadi RR, et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008;6(12):1396-1402. doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2008.08.012.
Future therapies
¨ Over 150 ongoing trials ¤ Several drugs in phase 2b or 3 ¤ Mostly non-cirrhotic NASH
¨ Future targets: ¤ Farsenoid receptor X agnoist - Obeticholic acid ¤ PPARα/δ agonist – Genfit, Elefibranor ¤ ASK1 Inhibitors ¤ Lysyl Oxidase-Like 2 inhibitors
Takaki A, et al. Int J Mol Sci. 2014;15(5):7352-7379. doi:10.3390/ijms15057352.
Future therapies
http://www.nashbiotechs.com/nash-biotech-analysis/biotechs-targeting-nash/RiskReward.html
Current Management
Corey KE, et al. Dig Dis Sci. 2016;61(5):1387-1397. doi:10.1007/s10620-016-4083-8.
¨ Weight loss - Exercise + Diet ¤ Sustain weight loss – Nutritionist, Weight Watchers ¤ Consider Bariatric surgery if other indications
¨ Aggressive management of metabolic risk factors ¤ Don’t stop statin ¤ Consider aspirin
¨ Vit E 800 IU/daily - α-tocopherol
¨ Caffeine?
¨ If Fibrosis, send to a center with on-going clinical trials