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  • Title: Relations of steatosis type, grade, and zonality to histological features in pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
    Author: Carter-Kent C, Brunt EM, Yerian LM, Alkhouri N, Angulo P, Kohli R, Ling SC, Xanthakos SA, Whitington PF, Charatcharoenwitthaya P, Yap J, Lopez R, McCullough AJ, Feldstein AE.
    Journal: J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr; 2011 Feb; 52(2):190-7. PubMed ID: 21240012.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: The relations between hepatic steatosis and histological features of hepatocyte injury in children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease have yet to be examined. The aims of the present study were to establish associations between steatosis amount, type, and distribution in a well-characterized group of children with biopsy-proven nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred eight children with NAFLD seen in 5 centers were studied. Clinical and laboratory data were collected. Hematoxylin-eosin and Masson trichrome stains were evaluated by 2 expert liver pathologists. Steatosis grade (0-3), type (macrovesicular, microvesicular, or mixed), and zone (1, 3, azonal, or panacinar) were determined. The NAFLD activity score and fibrosis stage were determined. RESULTS: Median patient age was 12 years and median body mass index was 31 kg/m. Fibrosis was present in 87%. The median NAFLD activity score was 4. Mild, moderate, and severe steatosis were present in 42%, 34%, and 24% of biopsies, respectively. Macrovesicular steatosis was present in 81% and mixed steatosis was present in 19%. Panacinar distribution of steatosis was most frequent (40%), followed by azonal (27%). Steatosis grade positively correlated with portal inflammation (P = 0.018). Azonal distribution positively correlated with presence of hepatocyte ballooning (P = 0.03). Biopsies with mixed steatosis were approximately 20 times more likely to have megamitochondria than those with macrovesicular steatosis alone (95% confidence interval 2.3-204.9). There was no relation between steatosis amount, type, or distribution to fibrosis stage. CONCLUSIONS: Specific histological patterns of steatosis in children are associated with histological markers of steatohepatitis. Ballooning and portal inflammation correlated well with features of steatosis.
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