Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	5207
Country	Poland

Received	2013-08-22 09:55
Peer-Review Started	2013-08-22 20:58
To Make the First Decision	2013-10-14 21:23
Return for Revision	2013-10-19 16:31
Revised	2013-11-09 21:09
Second Decision	2014-01-02 11:00
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Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-01-02 12:09
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2014-03-06 02:12
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Pediatric non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: The first report on the ultrastructure of hepatocyte mitochondria
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Joanna M Lotowska, Maria E Sobaniec-Lotowska, Sylwia B Bockowska and Dariusz M Lebensztejn
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Corresponding Author	Maria E Sobaniec-Lotowska, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Department of Medical Pathomorphology, Medical University of Bialystok, Waszyngtona Street 13, 15269 Bialystok, Poland. maria.sobaniec-lotowska@umb.edu.pl
Key Words	Pediatric non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; Hepatocyte ultrastructure; Megamitochondria with crystalline inclusions; Foamy cytoplasm of hepatocytes
Core Tip	Our electron-microscopic analysis of liver bioptates, being the first known investigation into pediatric non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), revealed characteristic repetitive mitochondrial abnormalities within hepatocytes, mainly mitochondrial polymorphism in the form of megamitochondria, loss of cristae, and the presence of linear crystalline inclusions within the mitochondrial matrix of increased electron density, frequently accompanied by foamy cytoplasm. As the discovery of these morphological indices of hepatocyte injury may be very useful in the diagnosis of NASH in pediatric patients, the ultrastructural analysis of liver biopsy can be recommended as an effective diagnostic method.
Publish Date	2014-04-17 13:27
Citation	Lotowska JM, Sobaniec-Lotowska ME, Bockowska SB, Lebensztejn DM. Pediatric non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: The first report on the ultrastructure of hepatocyte mitochondria. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(15): 4335-4340
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i15/4335.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i15.4335

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