Commentary
The molecular mechanisms involved in the development and progression of NAFLD are complex and multi- factorial. Intrahepatic but also extrahepatic mechanisms play an important role. In the future, pharmacological innovations may be available for patients with fibrotic-NASH. An increasing number of pre-clinical and clinical studies are in progress targeting ‘‘metabolism-inflammation-fibrogenesis’’.
As stated by P. Gual in an editorial, to optimize the action of these future treatments, “adapted lifestyle modifications towards a healthy diet and habitual physical activity would also be a therapeutic approach to reduce the cardiovascular complications (or even cancers?) associated with NAFLD.”
These lifestyle modifications together with future pharmacological approaches could also help the correction of the altered biological clock associated with obesity and obesity complications.
