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Depression and Cognitive Impairment—Extrahepatic Manifestations of NAFLD and NASH

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Colognesi, Martina, Gabbia, Daniela, De Martin, Sara·2020·Biomedicines

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its complication non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are important causes of liver disease worldwide. Recently, a significant association between these hepatic diseases and different central nervous system (CNS) disorders has been observed in an increasing number of patients. NAFLD-related CNS dysfunctions include cognitive impairment, hippocampal-dependent memory impairment, and mood imbalances (in particular, depression and anxiety). This review aims at summarizing the main correlations observed between NAFLD development and these CNS dysfunctions, focusing on the studies investigating the mechanism(s) involved in this association. Growing evidences point at cerebrovascular alteration, neuroinflammation, and brain insulin resistance as NAFLD/NASH-related CNS manifestations. Since the pharmacological options available for the management of these conditions are still limited, further studies are needed to unravel the mechanism(s) of NAFLD/NASH and their central manifestations and identify effective pharmacological targets.

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Authors
Colognesi, M., Gabbia, D., & De Martin, S.
Affiliations
  • University of Padua (IT)
  • Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, L.go Meneghetti 2, 35131 Padova, Italy
Venue
Biomedicines
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2020-07-21
Volume
8
Issue
7
Pages
229
ISSN
2227-9059 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3042750809
Cited by
98
References
81
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 5
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2.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Biomedicines (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Padua Research Archive (University of Padova) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
Università degli Studi di Padova (DEMA_SID19_01)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Keywords
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, depression, cognitive impairment, hippocampal-dependent memory, anxiety, cerebrovascular dysfunction, neuroinflammation, brain insulin resistance, central nervous system disorders

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