Pathophysiology Articles

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Hepatic inflammatory responses in liver fibrosis

Authors: Hammerich L, Tacke F
Published in Nature reviews gastroenterology & hepatology
Recent technological advancements have provided unprecedented insights into the inflammatory mechanisms underlying liver fibrosis, leading to the identification of promising novel targets for anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic therapies.
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Exploring the Promise of Pan-PPAR Agonism

Authors: Staels B, Butruille L, and Francque S
Published in Journal of Hepatology (November 2023)
Peroxisome proliferated-activated receptors (PPARs), including α, β/δ and γ isotypes, are a nuclear receptor family of lipid sensors activated by natural fatty acid derivatives and pharmacological agonists.
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Managing Hepatocellular Carcinoma in NAFLD: a review

Authors: Cadar R, Lupascu Ursulescu C, Vasilescu AM, et al
Published in Life (Basel) (September 2023)
Currently, there are rising levels of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). With this, comes a concurrent increase in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cases.
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The new paradigm of cardiometabolic syndrome: a review

Authors: Khan AR, Salama AH, Aleem Z, et al.
Published in Cureus (September 2023)
Cardiometabolic syndrome (CMS) involves a complex interplay of many issues, involving obesity, metabolic dysregulation, cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance and more. This condition extends to clinical implications including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) as well as cancer and sleep apnoea.
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Discerning sex-related differences in NAFLD patients via metabolic profiling

Authors: Fotakis C, Kalafi IP, Amanitidou AI et al.
Published in Frontiers in Endocrinology (October 2023)
Research into personalised medicine for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) underscores the importance of acknowledging NAFLD patients’ unique clinical phenotypes when developing targeted pharmacotherapies.
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Multiple Daily Injections Versus Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion: Differential MAFLD Risks in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes?

Authors: Csermely A, Mantovani A, Morieri ML et al.
Published in Diabetes & Metabolism (September 2023)
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), recently renamed metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), affects 30% of adults worldwide and up to 40% of those with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM)
Read MoreMultiple Daily Injections Versus Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion: Differential MAFLD Risks in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes?

Research Priorities in NAFLD: Ensuring Personalised and Multidisciplinary Patient Care

Authors: Iruzubieta P, Bataller R, Arias-Loste MT et al.
Published in Clinics in Liver Disease (May 2023)
Both non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), NAFLD’s inflammatory and progressive subtype, are the histologic manifestations of a heterogeneous disease intricately linked with metabolic disorders.
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The Long Road to NASH Therapeutics: Uncovering Valuable Insights

Authors: Tilg H, Byrne CD and Targher G
Published in The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology (October 2023)
Recent research indicates that 30% of adults worldwide, 90% of those with obesity, and 70% with type 2 diabetes are affected by non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
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Liver Stiffness and All-Cause Mortality in NAFLD Patients: Is There an Independent Link?

Authors: Ciardullo S, Muraca E, Zerbini F et al.
Published in Liver International (September 2023)
Liver-related events contribute to a small proportion of mortality within the collective cohort of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
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NAFLD and Pancreatic Steatosis: A Bidirectional Relationship?

Authors: Wongtrakul W, Untaaveesup S, Pausawadi N et al.
Published in European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology (October 2023)
Recent research supports the existence of a potential link between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and fatty pancreas.
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Exploring Emerging Anti-Inflammatory and -Fibrotic Therapeutic Targets for NASH

Authors: Tacke F, Puengel T, Loomba R et al.
Published in Journal of Hepatology (August 2023)
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) can be categorised into two disease sub-classifications: non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL), its non-progressive subtype, and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), its progressive form.
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