Autoimmune hepatitis is a condition when the immune system of the body starts to attack the liver instead. Joint pain, ...

Corticosteroid therapy is effective in all forms of autoimmune hepatitis, and the combination of prednisone and azathioprine is preferred. Remission can be achieved in 80% of patients within 3 ...

As the liver is the second largest organ in the human body and the key player in waste removal from the system, its proper ...

Standard immunosuppressive therapy, consisting of prednisone and azathioprine, is ineffective in 10–20% of patients with autoimmune hepatitis. Inductivo-Yu and colleagues, therefore ...

With annual revenue approaching $40 million, an analysis in the American Journal of Gastroenterology revealed the thriving online marketplace for "imposters" that claim to cleanse or detox the liver.

Bureaucratic red tape is standing between 15-year-old Vanessa Mafu and the liver transplant that could save her life.Diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis that ...

Budesonide is a synthetic steroid with a 15-fold higher affinity for glucocorticoid receptors. It is an alternative to prednisolone. Due to its high first-pass metabolism in the liver, budesonide ...