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Robert Fontana

@robertfontanamd

Professor & Director of #Liver #Transplant @MichiganLiver @UMichMedicine

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Read the paper by Axel Wester et al on "Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists + risk of major adverse liver outcomes in patients with chronic liver disease + type 2 diabetes" via bit.ly/47OtXsQ @hanneshagstrom @yingshang1 Anthony Matthews Karolinska Institutet #GLP1

Read the paper by <a href="/wester_axel/">Axel Wester</a> et al on 

"Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists + risk of major adverse liver outcomes in patients with chronic liver disease + type 2 diabetes" via

bit.ly/47OtXsQ

@hanneshagstrom @yingshang1 <a href="/_tony_matthews/">Anthony Matthews</a> <a href="/karolinskainst/">Karolinska Institutet</a> #GLP1
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Can we⬇️#sarcopenia with a capsule in #cirrhosis ? Yes! #gutmuscleaxis #gutbrainaxis In #RIVET RCT w #rifamycinSVMMX,we found 🔑⬆️handgrip,💪mass & physical well-being How? Altered #microbiota function w⬆️butyrate, ⬆️active #androgens &⬇️#ammonia Read⤵️ journals.lww.com/hepcomm/fullte…

Can we⬇️#sarcopenia with a capsule in #cirrhosis ? Yes! #gutmuscleaxis #gutbrainaxis
In #RIVET RCT w #rifamycinSVMMX,we found 
🔑⬆️handgrip,💪mass &amp; physical well-being
How? Altered #microbiota function w⬆️butyrate, ⬆️active #androgens &amp;⬇️#ammonia 
Read⤵️
journals.lww.com/hepcomm/fullte…
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🥇🥇Standing ROOM Only in ANN ARBOR !! 1st Annual GI Fellows March MASLD Madness. Great fun, presentations, and spirited barbs. Coveted trophies and consolation prizes for debaters. Great Job Abhi et al! GO BLUE! UMichGIHep-Fellowship Michigan Hepatology Liver Fellow Network LiverTox AASLD

🥇🥇Standing ROOM Only in ANN ARBOR !! 1st Annual GI Fellows March MASLD Madness.   Great fun, presentations, and spirited barbs.  Coveted trophies and consolation prizes for debaters.  Great Job Abhi et al! GO BLUE! <a href="/UMichGIHep/">UMichGIHep-Fellowship</a> <a href="/MichiganLiver/">Michigan Hepatology</a> <a href="/LiverFellow/">Liver Fellow Network</a> <a href="/livertox/">LiverTox</a> <a href="/AASLDtweets/">AASLD</a>
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Kudos to my GI colleagues!! Kim Turgeon and Elena Stoffel inducted into CLINICAL EXCELLENCE SOCIETY- overdue recognition of Outstanding Patient Care!!! CONGRATULATIONS 🥇🏆👋👋

Kudos to my GI colleagues!! Kim Turgeon and Elena Stoffel inducted into CLINICAL EXCELLENCE SOCIETY- overdue recognition of Outstanding Patient Care!!! CONGRATULATIONS 🥇🏆👋👋
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Incredibly saddened to learn about Steve’s untimely passing. He was a dynamo of energy, talent and passion for patients with liver disease and to help the medical community with best practices and evidence based medicine. RIP. Michigan Hepatology LiverTox Liver Fellow Network

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Parallel trends in DILIN & ALFSG over past 20 yrs. Decrease in isoniazid, nitrofurantoin and anti- convulsant HTX but definite increase in HDS . Value of nih networks to inform the medical community!!!! We would never have seen this at single sites- the power of teamwork !!

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Unbelievably rapid identification of the putative hepatotoxin. We should have heightened alert for future cases from plant base proteins as these are more widely used in lieu of animal protein. Really enjoyed the presentations!! Michigan Hepatology Liver Fellow Network AASLD

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Using ipsc derived hepatocytes should overcome a lot of prior limitations of primary cells. MPs with flow enhance function and get us closer to in Vivo environment. Really excited to be a part of this cutting edge work !!! Michigan Hepatology Liver Fellow Network AASLD EdinClinTox

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We can move the field forward and help our patients in their journey to improved liver health by using FDA approved meds for AUD. Start low and go slow and use alcohol biomarkers to guide the way…..

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My sense is that this is the ultimate team sport. PCP’s are in the frontline of the 20-30% of population with masld. It is critical for all practitioners to know about biomarkers for. Risk stratification so that high risk can be triaged for the growing # of treatments

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1st case of Tirzepatide DILI !!! GLP-1 agonist--> wt loss & improve MASLD but ? hepatic AE. 64 y.o. M hepatitis + jaundice at wk 6 of Rx. Bx--> patchy centrilob injury, duct rxn @Livertox @Liverfellow Michigan Hepatology Lily Dara 10.1016/j.cgh.2024.06.025

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COVID Vaccines & DILI? 16 cases of mRNA Vaccines acute hep at 16 d. 75% hepatocellular, 37% jaundice; 88% resolve by mon 6; steroids in 37%. ↑ERAP-1/ERAP-2 variants. Michigan Hepatology Bruce Sanderson PMID: 38314748 DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002702

COVID      Vaccines &amp; DILI? 16 cases of      mRNA Vaccines acute hep at 16 d. 75% hepatocellular, 37% jaundice; 88%      resolve by mon 6; steroids in 37%. ↑ERAP-1/ERAP-2 variants. <a href="/MichiganLiver/">Michigan Hepatology</a>  <a href="/lilydara/">Bruce Sanderson</a> PMID: 38314748 DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002702
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HDS Botanicals in the US: > 15 million Americans take potentially hepatotoxic HDS botanicals every Day ! Most self-initiated to “Boost Immunity or Energy” doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.25822 Michigan Hepatology LiverTox Michigan Medicine

HDS Botanicals in the US: &gt; 15 million Americans take potentially hepatotoxic HDS botanicals every Day ! Most self-initiated to “Boost Immunity or Energy” doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.25822 <a href="/MichiganLiver/">Michigan Hepatology</a> <a href="/livertox/">LiverTox</a> <a href="/umichmedicine/">Michigan Medicine</a>
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Very excited about this new high thru-put platform to accelerate DILI research. Viability to 28d will provide improved simulation of human DILI and co-factors. GO BLUE !!! Liver Fellow Network LiverTweet EdinClinTox Einar S. Björnsson