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The relationship between ferroptosis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
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Man-Na Li1,#,
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Jia-Bao Liao2,#,
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Ning Wang2,
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Xin Wei3,
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Ying Zhang1,
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Hai-Di Wang1,
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Yu-Xin Han1,
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Ling Yang1,* and
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Huan-Tian Cui2,*
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School of Nursing, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, China
First School of Clinical Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, China
Medical School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650504, China
Correspondence to: Ling Yang, School of Nursing, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, China. E-mail:
yljob@126.com; Huan-Tian Cui, First School of Clinical Medicine, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, China. E-mail:
1762316411@qq.com
Abstract
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a kind of metabolic disorder characterized by excessive fat deposition in the liver and ranging from simple steatosis (simple NAFLD) to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma [1]. It has recently been increasing annually; for example, it was recently estimated to have a global prevalence of 32.4%, which seriously threatens human health [2]. Thus, the discovery of new therapeutic targets is of great importance because there is no specified drug for the treatment of NAFLD. On the other hand, the pathogenesis of NAFLD is complicated and still unclear. Recent studies have proposed ferroptosis as related to the disease progressions of NAFLD. Preliminary evidence indicated that ferroptosis in hepatocytes and hepatic macrophages could induce NASH and that complex regulatory mechanisms were involved. In the future, inhibition of ferroptosis may hopefully become an emerging target in treating NAFLD.
Keywords
ferroptosis,
NAFLD,
nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
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Li MN, Liao JB, Wang N, Wei X, Zhang Y, Wang HD, et al. The relationship between ferroptosis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Gastroenterol & Hepatol Res. 2024;6(2):7. doi: 10.53388/ghr2024007.
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June 30, 2024
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http://dx.doi.org/10.53388/ghr2024007
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology Research
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