Assertion: hepatocyte apoptosis | /r/HasProperty | increased in patient
Facets:
value: with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Recent studies demonstrated that hepatocyte apoptosis is increased in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, and correlates with disease severity and stage of fibrosis, suggesting an aetiopathogenic role for apoptosis in the progression of the disease.93,94 Death receptor expression, especially Fas and TNF-R1, is also significantly enhanced in patients with NASH, even more markedly than in