| abstract |
The present invention provides a novel preventive and therapeutic agent for liver diseases and a diagnostic agent for liver diseases that are useful for the treatment of liver diseases such as drug-induced liver disorders. An agent for preventing or treating liver disease comprising hypoxanthine, inosine or a salt thereof. The liver disease is particularly useful for viral hepatitis, drug-induced liver injury, alcoholic liver injury, fatty liver and cirrhosis. A diagnostic agent for liver disease containing a reagent for measuring hypoxanthine, inosine or a salt thereof. The diagnostic agent is a determination method by measuring the concentration of hypoxanthine, inosine or a salt thereof in blood. [Selection figure] None |