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Mechanisms of NAFLD development and therapeutic strategies

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Friedman, Scott L., Neuschwander-Tetri, Brent A., Rinella, Mary, Sanyal, Arun J.·2018·Nature Medicine

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There has been a rise in the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), paralleling a worldwide increase in diabetes and metabolic syndrome. NAFLD, a continuum of liver abnormalities from nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), has a variable course but can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. Here we review the pathogenic and clinical features of NAFLD, its major comorbidities, clinical progression and risk of complications and in vitro and animal models of NAFLD enabling refinement of therapeutic targets that can accelerate drug development. We also discuss evolving principles of clinical trial design to evaluate drug efficacy and the emerging targets for drug development that involve either single agents or combination therapies intended to arrest or reverse disease progression.

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Friedman, S. L., Neuschwander-Tetri, B. A., Rinella, M., & Sanyal, A. J.
Affiliations
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
  • Northwestern University (US)
  • Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
Corresponding author
Friedman, Scott L.
Venue
Nature Medicine
Published
2018-07
Volume
24
Issue
7
Pages
908-922
ISSN
  • 1078-8956 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-170X
OpenAlex
W2810423511
Cited by
4,354
References
181
Citations by year
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38.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01AA020709, P20AA017067)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R56DK056621, R01DK056621)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Liver physiology and pathology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
Keywords
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, pathogenesis, metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, liver cirrhosis, liver cancer, in vitro model, drug discovery targets, combination therapy, clinical trial design, disease progression
MeSH terms
Animals, Clinical Trials as Topic, Disease Models, Animal, Humans, Risk Factors, Disease Progression, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

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