Endocrine Abstracts

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease has an increased worldwide prevalence due to obesity and the use of various drugs affecting the liver. The pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is presently not completely defined. In addition, there is a paucity of agents for its treatment. Choline deficiency has been shown to induce nonalcoholic liver disease. Systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases require chronic systemic treatment with various agents, which may affect liver func...