non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
Conditions
Interventions
Using endoscopy, we spray 13C labeling reagent in duodenum. 13C labeling reagent consists of mixture of 13C- palmitic acid 200mg and 20ml RACOL&
reg
.Patients'
breath is collected up to 360 minutes every 30 minutes. Then, the 13CO2 in exhaled breath is measured using an infrared spectrometer UBit-IR200.
Sponsors
Ehime University, Departments of Gastroenterology and Metabology
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy people or patients with metabolic syndrome including NASH
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Egg-allergic patient Patients that can not perform properly breath sampling Patients that can not perform upper gastrointestinal endoscopy because of systemic state Patients with chronic liver disease other than NASH
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| nothing | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHiroki Utsunomiya
Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine Departments of Gastroenterology and Metabology
Outcome results
None listed