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Obesity, Fatty Liver and Liver Cancer

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  • Covers a state-of-the-art illustration of recent discoveries concerning obesity-related fatty liver diseases and liver cancer
  • Brings important topics in the field all together under one umbrella
  • Provides an extensive and comprehensive material for the researchers, clinicians and students in fatty liver diseases, GI/Liver cancer field

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 1061)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Introduction

    • Chi Chun Wong, Jun Yu
    Pages 1-2
  3. Chemokines and Chemokine Receptors in the Development of NAFLD

    • Yoon-Seok Roh, Ekihiro Seki
    Pages 45-53
  4. Microbiota, Obesity and NAFLD

    • Louis H. S. Lau, Sunny H. Wong
    Pages 111-125
  5. Autophagy, NAFLD and NAFLD-Related HCC

    • William K. K. Wu, Lin Zhang, Matthew T. V. Chan
    Pages 127-138
  6. Animal Models of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Diseases and Its Associated Liver Cancer

    • Jennie Ka Ching Lau, Xiang Zhang, Jun Yu
    Pages 139-147
  7. Current Prevention and Treatment Options for NAFLD

    • Vincent Wai-Sun Wong
    Pages 149-157

About this book

This volume covers a state-of-the-art illustration of recent discoveries concerning obesity-related fatty liver diseases and liver cancer. The contents are extensive and comprehensive. It brings important topics in the field all together under one umbrella, from epidemiology and etiology, molecular pathogenesis, cellular biology, epigenetics, immunology, microbiology, animal models to therapeutic approaches and treatments. All the book contributors are leading experts in the field. It will appeal to researchers, clinicians and graduate students in obesity, fatty liver diseases, GI/Liver cancer field. It may also yield benefits for pharmaceutical companies with regard to drug discovery.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Digestive Disease and Department of Medicine & Therapeutics State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease LKS Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Jun Yu

About the editor

Prof. Jun Yu is Professor in Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Director of Research Laboratory of Institute of Digestive Disease, Associate Director of State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease and Faculty of Medicine in The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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