Direct metabolic signaling within the intestine activates gut-brain and gut-brain-liver axes to regulate energy and glucose homeostasis, respectively. In parallel, direct metabolism of nutrients ...

The international experience of small bowel transplantation since 1985 has been compiled and analyzed through the International Intestinal Transplant Registry. [10] As of May 2001, the Registry ...

Liver disease can be fatal and is often referred to as a silent killer because it can have no symptoms until it is too late.

Brain Circulation Eric Serejski, LAc, Dipl. Ac. & CH ... The meridians are organized in energetic units; i.e., the yang ming unit consists of the Large Intestine and Stomach meridians. In this couple, ...

Under normal circumstances, more than 90% of bile acids are reabsorbed in the small intestine and transported back to the liver, a process referred to as enterohepatic circulation. The bile acid pool, ...

Criteria for timely transplantation include the diagnosis of intestinal failure with deteriorating liver function secondary to TPN cholestasis, limited central line access, and multiple episodes ...

Your liver no longer produces or delivers bile effectively to your small intestine. Instead ... it can impact your blood circulation, hormone levels, and nutritional balance.

Objective Hepatic steatosis accompanying obesity is a major health concern, since it may initiate non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and associated complications like cirrhosis or cancer.