Opera glasses. Mother of pearl opera glasses and leather case. Opera glasses, also known as theater binoculars or Galilean binoculars, are compact, low-power optical magnification devices, usually used at performance events, whose name is derived from traditional use at opera performances.
A role for vitamin D in inflammation is supported by studies in laboratory animals. In particular, mice lacking the vitamin D receptor or the vitamin D activating enzyme, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-1-hydroxylase, have increased susceptibility to inflammation, especially inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract (61-63).
In a follow-up study, subjects received either vitamin E (800 IU per day) or pioglitazone (30 mg per day), or placebo, for 96 weeks. Both treatments improved levels of liver cell-injury markers in blood, and both reduced liver fat levels and inflammation.