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  2. 1. Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Small Doses of Ethanol : Role of Gastric Emptying and Other Influences in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract

    Author : Stergios Kechagias; Risto Roine; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with the clinical pharmacokinetics of small doses of ethanol as influenced by conditions in the proximal gut. The bioavailability of orally administered ethanol depends to a large extent on gastric emptying, which is influenced by pre-treatment with drugs and other clinically relevant factors in the upper gastrointestinal tract. READ MORE

  4. 2. Autoantibodies in healthy blood donors, rheumatic and autoimmune liver diseases

    Author : Awais Ahmad; Christopher Sjöwall; Charlotte Dahle; Stergios Kechagias; Marco W.J. Schreuers; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Autoimmunity is a common phenomenon where the immune system recognises the body's own tissues. Autoimmunity can lead to disease if tissue damage occurs. Autoimmune diseases affect 5–10% of the global population and in many of these autoantibodies can be detected. The autoantibodies can be detected with several different methods. READ MORE

  5. 3. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease : Insights into Alcohol Consumption, Genetics, and Proteomics

    Author : Julia Blomdahl; Stergios Kechagias; Mattias Ekstedt; Maja Thiele; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : NAFLD (Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease) affects approximately a quarter of the global population and is closely linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity. The disease spectrum ranges from steatosis and steatohepatitis to fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular cancer. READ MORE

  6. 4. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease : A clinical and histopathological study

    Author : Mattias Ekstedt; Stergios Kechagias; Stefan Lindgren; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Gastroenterology; Gastroenterologi;

    Abstract : Fatty liver has previously often been associated with excessive alcohol consumption. During the last two decades, the interest in fatty liver occurring in non-drinkers i.e. non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has increased dramatically. READ MORE

  7. 5. Non-Invasive Characterization of Liver Disease : By Multimodal Quantitative Magnetic Resonance

    Author : Markus Karlsson; Peter Lundberg; Gunnar Cedersund; Nils Dahlström; Stergios Kechagias; Steven Sourbron; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : There is a large and unmet need for diagnostic tool that can be used to characterize chronic liver diseases (CLD). In the earlier stages of CLD, much of the diagnostics involves performing biopsies, which are evaluated by a histopathologist for the presence of e.g. fat, iron, inflammation, and fibrosis. READ MORE