Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Nihar Shah is currently working as a ML and CS departments, Carnegie Mellon University; he extended his valuable service in field of Pharmacology and Toxicology for several years and has been a recipient of few awards and grants. His research interests reflect in his wide range of publications in various national and international journals.
Research Article
Efficacy of Thiamine and Medical Management in Treating Hyperuricemia in AUD Patients with ALD: Role of Hyperuricemia in Liver Injury, Gut-Barrier Dysfunction, and Inflammation
Author(s): Vatsalya Vatsalya*, Fengyuan Li, Jane Frimodig, Nihar Shah, Amar Sutrawe and Wenke Feng
Background: Hyperuricemia has been reported in liver injury; however its role in the early stage of Alcohol-associated Liver
Disease (ALD) has not been examined yet. This study investigated the role of Serum Uric Acid (SUA) in alcohol-related liver
disease, gut barrier dysfunction, and inflammation activity. This study also evaluated the efficacy of abstinence, treatment
with thiamine and medical management to alleviate hyperuricemia.
Methods: 48 heavy drinking Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) patients (34 males [M]/14 females [F]) participated in this study.
Patients were grouped by serum Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) levels as group 1 (ALT ≤ 40 U/L, 7M/8F) and group 2
(ALT>41U/L, 27M/6F). All patients received open label thiamine 200 mg daily dose. Demographics, drinking history (using
Lifetime Drinking History [LTDH], an.. View more»