Research progress on the relationship between liver cirrhosis and thyroid hormones.

Author: Ming Yun ZHENG ¹ ; Ya Jun HE ¹ ; Xu You LIU ¹ ; Qing Hui ZHANG ¹ ; Teng Yan WANG ¹ ; Jie Lun YANG ¹ ; Jian Chang SHU ¹
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1. Department of Gastroenterology,Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Guangzhou 510220, China.
Publication Type:Review
MeSH: Bilirubin; Humans; Liver/metabolism*; Liver Cirrhosis/metabolism*; Thyroid Hormones/metabolism*
From: Chinese Journal of Hepatology 2022;30(3):331-334
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: There exists a complex relationship between liver and thyroid hormones. Liver plays an important role in the activation, inactivation, transportation, and metabolism of thyroid hormones. At the same time, thyroid hormones also affect hepatocytes activity and liver metabolism, such as lipid and bilirubin metabolism. Importantly, thyroid hormone levels often change abnormally in patients with liver cirrhosis. Therefore, studying the change of thyroid hormone levels in patients with liver cirrhosis has a certain clinical value for assessing the severity, prognosis, diagnosis and treatment. This paper reviews the research progress on the relationship between liver cirrhosis and thyroid hormone.