Table 3.
Alterations in liver function indices with different therapeutic agents.
| ALT | AST | ALP | GGT | Albumin | Bilirubin | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bicyclol | ↓ | – | N | – | N | N | [12] |
| Cysteamine Bitartrate (CB) |
↓ | ↓ | – | ↓ | N | N | [16] |
| l-carnitine | ↓ | ↓ | N | ↓ | – | N | [23] |
| Liraglutide | – | – | – | ↓ | – | – | [29] |
| Metformin | ↓ | ↓ | [32] | ||||
| Obeticholic acid | ↓ | ↓ | ↑ | ↓ | – | ↓ | [37,38] |
| Pentoxifylline | ↓ | – | N | N | N | N | [44] |
| Pioglitazone | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | – | [46,47] [48,49] |
| Prebiotic (Bifidobacterium longum with fructo-oligosaccharides) | – | ↓ | N | N | – | – | [52] |
| Selonsertib | ↓ | ↓ | N | ↓ | N | N | [57] |
| UDCA | ↓ | – | N | ↓ | N | N | [61,62] |
| DHA Plus Vitamin D | ↓ | ↓ | N | – | N | N | [19] |
| DHA Plus Vitamin E & choline | ↓ | – | N | – | N | N | [20] |
| UDCA Plus Vitamin E | ↓ | ↓ | N | N | N | N | [62] |
| Elafibranor | ↓ | N | ↓ | ↓ | N | N | [65] |
| Resmetirom | ↓ | ↓ | – | ↓ | – | – | [39] |
N: Not determined.
↑: Increase.
↓: Decrease.
–: Not significantly affected.
ALP: Alkaline phosphatase, ALT: Alanine transaminase, AST: Aspartate transaminase, DHA: Docosahexaenoic Acid, GGT: Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase, UDCA: Ursodeoxycholic acid.