Animal models for liver disease–a practical approach for translational research

YA Nevzorova, Z Boyer-Diaz, FJ Cubero… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Animal models are crucial for improving our understanding of human pathogenesis,
enabling researchers to identify therapeutic targets and test novel drugs. In the current …

NAFLD preclinical models: more than a handful, less of a concern?

Y Oligschlaeger, R Shiri-Sverdlov - Biomedicines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a spectrum of liver diseases ranging from
simple steatosis to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and/or hepatocellular …

[HTML][HTML] Pan-PPAR agonist lanifibranor improves portal hypertension and hepatic fibrosis in experimental advanced chronic liver disease

Z Boyer-Diaz, P Aristu-Zabalza, M Andrés-Rozas… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & aims In advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD), deregulated hepatic
necroinflammatory processes play a key role in the development of liver microvascular …

[HTML][HTML] Mouse models of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): pathomechanisms and pharmacotherapies

T Fang, H Wang, X Pan, PJ Little, S Xu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) increases year by year, and as
a consequence, NAFLD has become one of the most prevalent liver diseases worldwide …

Semaglutide has beneficial effects on non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in Ldlr-/-. Leiden mice

JA Inia, G Stokman, MC Morrison, N Worms… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, is an antidiabetic medication that
has recently been approved for the treatment of obesity as well. Semaglutide is postulated to …

Transcriptional regulation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

S Steensels, J Qiao, BA Ersoy - Metabolites, 2020 - mdpi.com
Obesity is the primary risk factor for the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
(NAFLD), the worldwide prevalence of which continues to increase dramatically. The liver …

Novel therapeutics for portal hypertension and fibrosis in chronic liver disease

S Guixe-Muntet, CP Zhu, WF Xie… - Pharmacology & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Portal hypertension (PH) is the most common non-neoplastic complication of chronic liver
disease, determining clinical complications that lead to death or liver transplantation. PH …

Gene signatures detect damaged liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in chronic liver diseases

S Verhulst, EA van Os, V De Smet, N Eysackers… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells have a gatekeeper function in liver homeostasis by
permitting substrates from the bloodstream into the space of Disse and regulating hepatic …

Novel insights into metabolic‐associated steatotic liver disease preclinical models

R Montero‐Vallejo, D Maya‐Miles, J Ampuero… - Liver …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Metabolic‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) encompasses a wide spectrum of
metabolic conditions associated with an excess of fat accumulation in the liver, ranging from …

The mitochondrial trigger in an animal model of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

G Chimienti, A Orlando, F Russo, B D'Attoma… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the leading liver chronic disease featuring
hepatic steatosis. Mitochondrial β-oxidation participates in the derangement of lipid …