title: Ultrasound monitoring of alcholic liver steatosis during glutathione (GSH) treatment.
abstract: In addition to clinical and laboratory alterations, the ultrasound picture in patients with liver steatosis may be quite clearly and closely connected to the histological aspects of this disease. Moreover, these patients have been found to have a reduced hepatocytic and plasmatic glutathione (GSH) level and consequently a reduced liver detoxicating capacity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic action of exogenous GSH and its positive modifying role, not only in hepatic function indices (transaminase - GT), but also in the ultrasound picture, in a group of alcholic subjects suffering from carying levels of hepatic steatosis.
authors.affiliation: Divisione Malattie Infettive OORR - Foggia, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scotto
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tantimonaco
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dentico
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fazio
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buongiorno