Metabolic syndrome and its individual components but not MASLD are associated with advanced fibrosis in primary biliary cholangitis

Sylvia Drazilova, Tomas Koky, Martin Janicko, Marek Brenisin, Maria Marekova, Ivana Spakova, Miroslava Rabajdova, Maria Rasiova, Marianna Barbierik Vachalcova, Dominik Pella, Marian Macej, Slavomira Komarova, Peter Jarcuska

Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology

Published online on March 10, 2026

Abstract

Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, Volume 19, January-December 2026.
Background:The degree of coincidence and interaction between primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) on the one hand and metabolic syndrome (MetS) or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) on the other is unknown.Objectives:The aim of ...