CHANGES OF SPECIFIC SPHINGOMYELINS DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE

摘要

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of common causes of chronic liver disease that involve hepatic accumulation of triglycerides. The clinical-histologic spectrum of NAFLD extends from a nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). NASH is divided from NAFL according to the presence of ballooning and lobular inflammation [1]. Although NAFLD is closely correlated with obesity, 5-8% of lean subjects also have NAFLD [2].