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The effects of melatonin therapy on the treatment of patients with Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: A systematic review and Meta-analysis on clinical trial studies.

European journal of pharmacology2021The record ↗

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  1. Finding, very limited evidencelowersAlanine aminotransferase

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  • melatonin — decreases alanine aminotransferase

    very limitedFinding

    “Alanine transaminase levels were significantly lowered with melatonin treatment but not earlier than the 4th week (P = 0.010 and 0.519, respectively).”
    Quoted verbatim from The effects of melatonin therapy on the treatment of patients with Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: A systematic review and Meta-analysis on clinical trial studies.
    Study
    meta-analysis
    Population
    NAFLD/NASH patients, pooled across 7 clinical trials of melatonin therapy; reduction significant only from the 4th week of treatment onward, not before

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