NAFLD: mechanisms, treatments, and biomarkers

F Nassir - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), recently renamed metabolic-associated fatty liver
disease (MAFLD), is one of the most common causes of liver diseases worldwide. NAFLD is …

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 …

Volumetric bioprinting of organoids and optically tuned hydrogels to build liver‐like metabolic biofactories

PN Bernal, M Bouwmeester, J Madrid‐Wolff… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Organ‐and tissue‐level biological functions are intimately linked to microscale cell–cell
interactions and to the overarching tissue architecture. Together, biofabrication and …

Anionic lipid nanoparticles preferentially deliver mRNA to the hepatic reticuloendothelial system

R Pattipeiluhu, G Arias‐Alpizar, G Basha… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are the leading nonviral technologies for the delivery of
exogenous RNA to target cells in vivo. As systemic delivery platforms, these technologies …

Oxidative stress in liver pathophysiology and disease

A Allameh, R Niayesh-Mehr, A Aliarab, G Sebastiani… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The liver is an organ that is particularly exposed to reactive oxygen species (ROS), which
not only arise during metabolic functions but also during the biotransformation of …

Single-cell technologies in hepatology: new insights into liver biology and disease pathogenesis

P Ramachandran, KP Matchett, R Dobie… - Nature reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Liver disease is a major global health-care problem, affecting an estimated 844 million
people worldwide. Despite this substantial burden, therapeutic options for liver disease …

Direct lysosome-based autophagy of lipid droplets in hepatocytes

RJ Schulze, EW Krueger, SG Weller… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Hepatocytes metabolize energy-rich cytoplasmic lipid droplets (LDs) in the lysosome-
directed process of autophagy. An organelle-selective form of this process (macrolipophagy) …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondria-rough-ER contacts in the liver regulate systemic lipid homeostasis

I Anastasia, N Ilacqua, A Raimondi, P Lemieux… - Cell Reports, 2021 - cell.com
Contacts between organelles create microdomains that play major roles in regulating key
intracellular activities and signaling pathways, but whether they also regulate systemic …

Structure of human drug transporters OATP1B1 and OATP1B3

AD Ciută, K Nosol, J Kowal, S Mukherjee… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The organic anion transporting polypeptides OATP1B1 and OATP1B3 are membrane
proteins that mediate uptake of drugs into the liver for subsequent conjugation and biliary …

Hepatic insulin receptor: new views on the mechanisms of liver disease

WH Lee, SM Najjar, CR Kahn, TD Hinds Jr - Metabolism, 2023 - Elsevier
Over 65% of people with obesity display the metabolic-associated fatty liver disease
(MAFLD), which can manifest as steatohepatitis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, or liver cancer. The …