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Journal Article•DOI Direct and indirect evidence for the reversibility of cirrhosis. Jeanne Serpaggi, Françoise Carnot, Bertrand Nalpas, Danièle Canioni, Jérôme Guéchot, Pascal Lebray, Anaïs Vallet-Pichard, Hélène Fontaine, Pierre Bedossa, Stanislas Pol - Show less +9 more 01 Dec 2006-Human Pathology 95 Citations	Using repeated liver biopsies, clinicobiochemical, radiologic, and endoscopic tests, we provide evidence for potential reversibility of cirrhosis after long-lasting suppression of the necro-inflammatory activity of liver disease.
Journal Article•DOI Isolated intestinal transplantation for intestinal failure. Debra L. Sudan, Stuart S. Kaufman, Byers W. Shaw, Ira J. Fox, Timothy M. McCashland, Daniel F. Schafer, Stanley J. Radio, Steven H. Hinrichs, Jon A. Vanderhoof, Alan N Langnas D.O - Show less +9 more 01 Jun 2000-The American Journal of Gastroenterology 142 Citations	Liver dysfunction in the absence of established cirrhosis can be reversed.
Open access•Journal Article•DOI Immune Alterations in Liver Cirrhosis: Its Relationship with Etiology,Child Pugh Stage and Malnutrition Marlen Castellanos, Osvaldo R. Seijas, Dayamí González, Mercedes Ronquillo, Maria del Rosario Abreu, Sergio Ojeda - Show less +5 more 21 Oct 2011-Journal of Nutritional Disorders & Therapy 15 Citations	In liver cirrhosis, the major contribution to the distorted immune response is the Child Pugh stage while the malnutrition maybe has a possible influence.
Journal Article•DOI Low selenium status in alcoholic cirrhosis is correlated with aminopyrine breath test. Preliminary effects of selenium supplementation. A. Van Gossum, Jean Neve - Show less +1 more 01 Jan 1995-Biological Trace Element Research 29 Citations	These results demonstrate that low selenium status in alcoholic cirrhosis is correlated to liver function and could be improved by supplementation.
Journal Article•DOI Nutritional assessment and adequacy of dietary intake in hospitalized patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis Klaus Nielsen, Jens Kondrup, Lars Martinsen, Birgitte Stilling, Berit Wikman - Show less +4 more 01 May 1993-British Journal of Nutrition 109 Citations	It is concluded that impaired nutritional status is common among patients with liver cirrhosis, even in a stable clinical condition.
Journal Article•DOI Brief Communication: The Relationship of Regression of Cirrhosis to Outcome in Chronic Hepatitis C Vincent Mallet, Hélène Gilgenkrantz, Jeanne Serpaggi, Virginie Verkarre, Anaïs Vallet-Pichard, Hélène Fontaine, Stanislas Pol - Show less +6 more 16 Sep 2008-Annals of Internal Medicine 269 Citations	The absence of liver-related morbidity and mortality in these patients supports the concept of cirrhosis reversal.

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Which foods can improve liver health?5 answersA variety of foods have been found to improve liver health. These include vitamin D, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B9, and choline. Other foods that have been shown to improve liver health include dahurian patrinia herb, pseudo-ginseng, fruits of Chinese magnoliavine, peach kernels, Silybum marianum extract, barley seeding powder, wheat seeding powder, oat seeding powder, buckwheat seeding powder, and wolfberry polysaccharide. Raisin, Chinese date, oligosaccharide, mung bean, medlar, bitter gourd, banana, hawthorn, black sesame, black bean, soybean, pearl barley, gingko, longan, Hericium erinaceus, Radix puerariae powder, Chinese yam, smoked plum, longan pulp, walnut meat, and artichoke have also been found to protect the liver and prevent liver diseases. Additionally, rice, black rice, mung beans, wolfberry, soybean, dry kelp, and freeze-dried spinach have been shown to have liver protection properties. Codonopsis roots, lily, coix seeds, kudzuvine roots, licorice, barley seedling powder, wheat seedling powder, oat seedling powder, buckwheat seedling powder, and pachymaran have also been found to protect the liver and enhance immunity.

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