Cellular mechanisms of liver fibrosis

P Acharya, K Chouhan, S Weiskirchen… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The liver is a central organ in the human body, coordinating several key metabolic roles. The
structure of the liver which consists of the distinctive arrangement of hepatocytes, hepatic …

The regulation of hepatic fatty acid synthesis and partitioning: the effect of nutritional state

L Hodson, PJ Gunn - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2019 - nature.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an increasing global public health burden.
NAFLD is strongly associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity and cardiovascular …

Transcriptomic profiling across the nonalcoholic fatty liver disease spectrum reveals gene signatures for steatohepatitis and fibrosis

O Govaere, S Cockell, D Tiniakos, R Queen… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
The mechanisms that drive nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) remain incompletely
understood. This large multicenter study characterized the transcriptional changes that occur …

Deficiency of gluconeogenic enzyme PCK1 promotes metabolic-associated fatty liver disease through PI3K/AKT/PDGF axis activation in male mice

Q Ye, Y Liu, G Zhang, H Deng, X Wang, L Tuo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) encompasses a broad spectrum of hepatic
disorders, including steatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and fibrosis. We …

An integrated gene-to-outcome multimodal database for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease

TJ Kendall, M Jimenez-Ramos, F Turner… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the commonest cause
of chronic liver disease worldwide and represents an unmet precision medicine challenge …

Disruption of the circadian clock component BMAL1 elicits an endocrine adaption impacting on insulin sensitivity and liver disease

C Jouffe, BD Weger, E Martin, F Atger… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Obesity and liver diseases are associated with the disruption of the circadian clock that
orchestrates mammalian physiology to optimize nutrient metabolism and storage. Here, we …

Therapeutic blockade of ER stress and inflammation prevents NASH and progression to HCC

E Boslem, S Reibe, R Carlessi, B Smeuninx… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is rapidly rising largely because of
increased obesity leading to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a known HCC risk factor …

DT-109 ameliorates nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in nonhuman primates

P Qu, O Rom, K Li, L Jia, X Gao, Z Liu, S Ding, M Zhao… - Cell metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) prevalence is rising with no pharmacotherapy
approved. A major hurdle in NASH drug development is the poor translatability of preclinical …

[PDF][PDF] Transcriptomics identify thrombospondin‐2 as a biomarker for NASH and advanced liver fibrosis

K Kozumi, T Kodama, H Murai, S Sakane… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims NAFLD is the most common liver disease worldwide. NASH, the
progressive form of NAFLD, and advanced fibrosis are associated with poor outcomes. We …

Single-cell and bulk transcriptomics of the liver reveals potential targets of NASH with fibrosis

ZY Wang, A Keogh, A Waldt, R Cuttat, M Neri, S Zhu… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Fibrosis is characterized by the excessive production of collagen and other extracellular
matrix (ECM) components and represents a leading cause of morbidity and mortality …