Metabolic (dysfunction)-associated fatty liver disease in individuals of normal weight

M Eslam, HB El-Serag, S Francque, SK Sarin… - Nature reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Metabolic (dysfunction)-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) affects up to a third of the
global population; its burden has grown in parallel with rising rates of type 2 diabetes …

Global prevalence, incidence, and outcomes of non-obese or lean non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Q Ye, B Zou, YH Yeo, J Li, DQ Huang, Y Wu… - The lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Although non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is commonly associated
with obesity, it is increasingly being identified in non-obese individuals. We aimed to …

Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies 17 loci associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Y Chen, X Du, A Kuppa, MF Feitosa, LF Bielak… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is common and partially heritable and has no
effective treatments. We carried out a genome-wide association study (GWAS) meta …

MAFLD: a consensus-driven proposed nomenclature for metabolic associated fatty liver disease

M Eslam, AJ Sanyal, J George, A Sanyal… - Gastroenterology, 2020 - Elsevier
Fatty liver associated with metabolic dysfunction is common, affects a quarter of the
population, and has no approved drug therapy. Although pharmacotherapies are in …

Update on NAFLD genetics: from new variants to the clinic

E Trépo, L Valenti - Journal of hepatology, 2020 - Elsevier
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the leading cause of liver diseases in high-
income countries and the burden of NAFLD is increasing at an alarming rate. The risk of …

Genetics and epigenetics of NAFLD and NASH: Clinical impact

M Eslam, L Valenti, S Romeo - Journal of hepatology, 2018 - Elsevier
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is now recognised as the most common liver
disease worldwide. It encompasses a broad spectrum of conditions, from simple steatosis …

Lean NAFLD: a distinct entity shaped by differential metabolic adaptation

F Chen, S Esmaili, GB Rogers, E Bugianesi, S Petta… - Hepatology, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Conclusions This study demonstrates that E. multilocularis can induce T‐cell exhaustion
through inhibitory receptor TIGIT, and that blocking this checkpoint may reverse the …

Genetic contributions to NAFLD: leveraging shared genetics to uncover systems biology

M Eslam, J George - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2020 - nature.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects around a quarter of the global population,
paralleling worldwide increases in obesity and metabolic syndrome. NAFLD arises in the …

[PDF][PDF] A systematic review of animal models of NAFLD finds high‐fat, high‐fructose diets most closely resemble human NAFLD

YR Im, H Hunter, D de Gracia Hahn, A Duret… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims Animal models of human disease are a key component of
translational hepatology research, yet there is no consensus on which model is optimal for …

Interferon-λ: immune functions at barrier surfaces and beyond

HM Lazear, TJ Nice, MS Diamond - Immunity, 2015 - cell.com
When type III interferon (IFN-λ; also known as interleukin-28 [IL-28] and IL-29) was
discovered in 2003, its antiviral function was expected to be analogous to that of type I IFNs …