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2019 Oct


Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol


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Norursodeoxycholic acid versus placebo in the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 2 dose-finding trial.

Authors

Traussnigg S, Schattenberg JM, Demir M, Wiegand J, Geier A, Teuber G, Hofmann W P, Kremer AE, Spreda F, Kluwe J, Petersen J, Boettler T, Rainer F, Halilbasic E, Greinwald R, Pröls M, Manns MP, Fickert P, Trauner M
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Oct; 4(10):781-793.
PMID: 31345778.

Abstract

Norursodeoxycholic acid is an orally administered side chain-shortened homologue of ursodeoxycholic acid that undergoes hepatic enrichment with hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, and antifibrotic activity. We assessed the efficacy of two doses of norursodeoxycholic acid versus placebo for the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.