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INTERNAL MEDICINE
Volume 56, Issue 20, Pages 2739-2744Publisher
JAPAN SOC INTERNAL MEDICINE
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8754-16
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hyaluronic acid; ipragliflozin; NASH; type IV collagen; type 2 diabetes
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The patient was a 67-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The administration of the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, ipragliflozin improved her liver dysfunction clinically and histologically. The serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and ferritin levels decreased to normal limits after treatment for four months. Type IV collagen and hyaluronic acid, both of which were serum fibrotic markers, decreased after treatment. Ultrasonography and computed tomography showed a decrease in the fat deposits in her liver. Her liver sample showed marked improvement, especially in steatosis, inflammation, and ballooning. The SGLT2 inhibitor ipragliflozin may be useful as a specific therapeutic drug for NASH.
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