Nutrition
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Cachexia, or disease-related loss of muscle mass, is a complication of chronic liver disease that modifies its clinical course. The aim of this study was to determine whether improvement in liver function and cachexia through control of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) increases skeletal muscle mass. ⋯ The present findings suggest that skeletal muscle mass may fluctuate in parallel with Alb levels. An improvement in low muscle mass may thus be expected from antiviral therapy for viral liver disease, especially in patients with cachexia.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary silicon-enriched spirulina (SES) on atherosclerosis. ⋯ SES protects against metabolic imbalance, inflammation, oxidative stress, and vascular dysfunction induced by an HF diet, and could prevent the atherogenic processes. Synergistic effects between spirulina and silicon were observed.