Hepatic inflammatory responses in liver fibrosis

L Hammerich, F Tacke - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2023 - nature.com
Chronic liver diseases such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or viral hepatitis are
characterized by persistent inflammation and subsequent liver fibrosis. Liver fibrosis critically …

Immune mechanisms linking metabolic injury to inflammation and fibrosis in fatty liver disease–novel insights into cellular communication circuits

M Peiseler, R Schwabe, J Hampe, P Kubes… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver disease and is
emerging as the leading cause of cirrhosis, liver transplantation and hepatocellular …

Targeting fibrosis: Mechanisms and clinical trials

M Zhao, L Wang, M Wang, S Zhou, Y Lu… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Fibrosis is characterized by the excessive extracellular matrix deposition due to
dysregulated wound and connective tissue repair response. Multiple organs can develop …

Immune cell-mediated features of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

T Huby, EL Gautier - Nature reviews immunology, 2022 - nature.com
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) includes a range of hepatic manifestations,
starting with liver steatosis and potentially evolving towards non-alcoholic steatohepatitis …

[HTML][HTML] A randomized, controlled trial of the pan-PPAR agonist lanifibranor in NASH

SM Francque, P Bedossa, V Ratziu… - … England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Management of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is an unmet clinical need.
Lanifibranor is a pan-PPAR (peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor) agonist that …

PPAR control of metabolism and cardiovascular functions

D Montaigne, L Butruille, B Staels - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2021 - nature.com
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α (PPARα), PPARδ and PPARγ are transcription
factors that regulate gene expression following ligand activation. PPARα increases cellular …

Targeted therapeutics and novel signaling pathways in non-alcohol-associated fatty liver/steatohepatitis (NAFL/NASH)

X Xu, KL Poulsen, L Wu, S Liu, T Miyata… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Non-alcohol-associated fatty liver/steatohepatitis (NAFL/NASH) has become the leading
cause of liver disease worldwide. NASH, an advanced form of NAFL, can be progressive …

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 …

Hepatic macrophages in liver homeostasis and diseases-diversity, plasticity and therapeutic opportunities

Y Wen, J Lambrecht, C Ju, F Tacke - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2021 - nature.com
Macrophages, which are key cellular components of the liver, have emerged as essential
players in the maintenance of hepatic homeostasis and in injury and repair processes in …

Engineered human hepatocyte organoids enable CRISPR-based target discovery and drug screening for steatosis

D Hendriks, JF Brouwers, K Hamer, MH Geurts… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The lack of registered drugs for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is partly due to the
paucity of human-relevant models for target discovery and compound screening. Here we …