A randomized controlled pilot study of Pentoxifylline in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)

Yin Mei Lee,Dede Selamat Sutedja,Chun-Tao Wai,Yock Young Dan,Myat Oo Aung,Lei Zhou,Chee-Leong Cheng,Aileen Wee,Seng Gee Lim

A randomized controlled pilot study of Pentoxifylline in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)

2008

Yin Mei Lee
Dede Selamat Sutedja
Chun-Tao Wai
Yock Young Dan
Myat Oo Aung
Lei Zhou
Chee-Leong Cheng
Aileen Wee
Seng Gee Lim

Purpose Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is implicated in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Pentoxifylline inhibits TNF-α. We wanted to evaluate the efficacy of Pentoxifylline on NASH patients.

Keywords:

Pentoxifylline
Virology
Steatohepatitis
Medicine
Surgery
Gastroenterology
Diabetes mellitus
Hepatology
non alcoholic
in patient
Randomized controlled trial
Internal medicine

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