Perceptions of Exercise and Its Challenges in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Survey‐Based Study

Oliver Glass, Daniel Liu, Elizabeth Bechard, Cynthia D. Guy, Jane Pendergast, Anna Mae Diehl, Manal F. Abdelmalek – 25 October 2021 – Exercise is a foundational treatment for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); however, the majority of patients are unable to initiate and maintain effective exercise habits and remain at increased risk for progressive liver disease. Barriers and limitations to exercise in patients with NAFLD have not been fully identified.

Prevalence of High Liver Stiffness and a Screening Strategy Using the SODA‐2B Score Among US Adults

Sebastian Niezen, Elliot B. Tapper, Hirsh Trivedi, Michelle Lai, Michael P. Curry, Kenneth J. Mukamal, Z. Gordon Jiang – 24 October 2021 – Cirrhosis, a rising cause of death in the United States, has an extended preclinical phase characterized by progressive liver fibrosis. Despite the developments in noninvasive fibrosis measurement, there is no recommended screening, in part due to an incomplete understanding of the disease epidemiology on a national scale. Herein, we aim to define the prevalence of liver fibrosis and compare strategies to identify the at‐risk population.

Impact of Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2–Related Factor 2 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Cancer Metabolism and Immune Status

Norifumi Iseda, Shinji Itoh, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Takahiro Tomiyama, Akinari Morinaga, Kyohei Yugawa, Masahiro Shimokawa, Tomonari Shimagaki, Huanlin Wang, Takeshi Kurihara, Yoshiyuki Kitamura, Yoshihiro Nagao, Takeo Toshima, Noboru Harada, Kenichi Kohashi, Shingo Baba, Kousei Ishigami, Yoshinao Oda, Masaki Mori – 22 October 2021 – We examined phosphorylated nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 (P‐NRF2) expression in surgically resected primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and investigated the association of P‐NRF2 expression with clinicopathological features and patient outcome.

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