Liver toxicity
Hepatotoxicity or liver toxicity involves injuries of the liver caused by chemicals. Medication-induced liver laceration is a cause of acute and chronic liver diseases.
The liver plays a central role in the transformation and elimination of chemicals. Due to its unique metabolism and close connection with the gastrointestinal tract, the liver is prone to injuries caused by medicines and other substances. 75% of the blood that enters the liver comes from the gastrointestinal organs, and it is in almost undiluted form.
Medications are a significant cause of liver injuries. Medication-induced liver laceration is responsible for 50% of the total number of acute liver failure cases. Chemicals that cause liver injury are called hepatotoxins.
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Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is the most common chronic liver disease in children living in developed countries.
Information source:
Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Prevalence, Diagnosis, Risk Factors, and Management Stavra A. Xanthakos, Rohit Kohli- Clinical Liver Disease, Vol. 1, No. 4, August 2012, AASLD
The liver is the largest internal organ in the human body and the only visceral organ that has the ability to regenerate completely, to its previous size and capacity, without losing its functions during the growth process.
The liver is responsible for over 500 essential functions, the main ones being in the body’s metabolic processes.
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