Ketogenesis prevents diet-induced fatty liver injury and hyperglycemia

DG Cotter, B Ercal, X Huang, JM Leid… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) spectrum disorders affect approximately 1 billion
individuals worldwide. However, the drivers of progressive steatohepatitis remain …

[HTML][HTML] Hmgcs2-mediated ketogenesis modulates high-fat diet-induced hepatosteatosis

S Asif, RY Kim, T Fatica, J Sim, X Zhao, Y Oh… - Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Aberrant ketogenesis is correlated with the degree of steatosis in non-alcoholic
fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients, and an inborn error of ketogenesis (mitochondrial HMG …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatic ketogenic insufficiency reprograms hepatic glycogen metabolism and the lipidome

DA d'Avignon, P Puchalska, B Ercal, YJ Chang… - JCI insight, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
While several molecular targets are under consideration, mechanistic underpinnings of the
transition from uncomplicated nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) to nonalcoholic …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging role of hepatic ketogenesis in fatty liver disease

RGR Mooli, SK Ramakrishnan - Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most common chronic liver diseases, arise
from non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) characterized by excessive fat accumulation as …

Progressive adaptation of hepatic ketogenesis in mice fed a high-fat diet

NE Sunny, S Satapati, X Fu, TT He… - American Journal …, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
Hepatic ketogenesis provides a vital systemic fuel during fasting because ketone bodies are
oxidized by most peripheral tissues and, unlike glucose, can be synthesized from fatty acids …

The methyltransferase METTL3 negatively regulates nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) progression

X Li, B Yuan, M Lu, Y Wang, N Ding, C Liu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a key step in the progression of nonalcoholic fatty
liver (NAFL) to cirrhosis. However, the molecular mechanisms of the NAFL-to-NASH …

Beneficial effects of the ketogenic diet on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A comprehensive review of the literature

M Watanabe, R Tozzi, R Risi, D Tuccinardi… - Obesity …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a major cause of chronic liver disease,
characterized by hepatic fat accumulation and possible development of inflammation …

Persistent fasting lipogenesis links impaired ketogenesis with citrate synthesis in humans with nonalcoholic fatty liver

X Fu, JA Fletcher, S Deja… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
BACKGROUND Hepatic de novo lipogenesis (DNL) and β-oxidation are tightly coordinated,
and their dysregulation is thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver …

[HTML][HTML] Liver pyruvate kinase promotes NAFLD/NASH in both mice and humans in a sex-specific manner

KC Krishnan, RR Floyd, S Sabir, DW Jayasekera… - Cellular and molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & Aims The etiology of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is poorly
understood, with males and certain populations exhibiting markedly increased susceptibility …

Ketohexokinase-C regulates global protein acetylation to decrease carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1a-mediated fatty acid oxidation

RN Helsley, SH Park, HJ Vekaria, PG Sullivan… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background & Aims The consumption of sugar and a high-fat diet (HFD) promotes the
development of obesity and metabolic dysfunction. Despite their well-known synergy, the …