An integrated view of anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic targets for the treatment of NASH

F Tacke, T Puengel, R Loomba, SL Friedman - Journal of Hepatology, 2023 - Elsevier
Successful development of treatments for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and its
progressive form, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), has been challenging. Because …

The microbiota and the gut–liver axis in primary sclerosing cholangitis

JR Hov, TH Karlsen - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2023 - nature.com
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) offers unique opportunities to explore the gut–liver axis
owing to the close association between liver disease and colonic inflammation. It is well …

Treating NASH by targeting peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors

B Staels, L Butruille, S Francque - Journal of Hepatology, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The pathophysiology of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) encompasses a
complex set of intra-and extrahepatic driving mechanisms, involving numerous metabolic …

Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying liver fibrosis regression

A Caligiuri, A Gentilini, M Pastore, S Gitto, F Marra - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chronic liver injury of different etiologies may result in hepatic fibrosis, a scar formation
process consisting in altered deposition of extracellular matrix. Progression of fibrosis can …

[HTML][HTML] Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and mechanisms by which it is ameliorated by activation of the CNC-bZIP transcription factor Nrf2

B Bathish, H Robertson, JF Dillon… - Free Radical Biology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) represents a global health concern. It is characterised
by fatty liver, hepatocyte cell death and inflammation, which are associated with lipotoxicity …

Environmental endocrine disruptors and pregnane X receptor action: A review

Y Liang, Y Gong, Q Jiang, Y Yu, J Zhang - Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2023 - Elsevier
The pregnane X receptor (PXR) is a kind of orphan nuclear receptor activated by a series of
ligands. Environmental endocrine disruptors (EEDs) are a wide class of molecules present …

[HTML][HTML] Featuring molecular regulation of bile acid homeostasis in pediatric short bowel syndrome

A Mutanen, MP Pakarinen - Clinics and Research in Hepatology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Disturbed bile acid homeostasis may foster development of short bowel
syndrome (SBS) associated liver disease during and after weaning off parenteral nutrition …

[HTML][HTML] Formulating elafibranor and obeticholic acid with phospholipids decreases drug-induced association of SPARC to extracellular vesicles from LX-2 human …

C Zivko, F Witt, A Koeberle, G Fuhrmann… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chronic hepatic diseases often compromise liver function and are directly responsible for up
to two million yearly deaths world-wide. There are yet no treatment options to solve this …

Oxysterol misbalance critically contributes to Wilson disease pathogenesis

S Dev, A Muchenditsi, A Gottlieb, P Deme… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Wilson disease (WD) is a metabolic disorder caused by inactivation of the copper-
transporting ATPase 2 (ATP7B) and copper (Cu) overload in tissues. Excess Cu causes …

[HTML][HTML] MiR-552-3p Regulates Multiple Fibrotic and Inflammatory genes Concurrently in Hepatic Stellate Cells Improving NASH-associated Phenotypes

N Ma, A Hou, X Pan, F Sun, X Xu, C Yu… - … Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a chronic liver disease characterized by hepatic
steatosis, inflammation, and progressive fibrosis. Our previous study demonstrated that …