Role of lipotoxicity in the development and progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease / 临床肝胆病杂志

ABSTRACT

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is currently the leading cause of abnormal liver biochemical parameters, but the mechanism of its development and progression remains unclear and there is a lack of effective treatment methods. This article reviews that lipotoxicity drives the transformation of NAFLD to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and liver cirrhosis by triggering the three pathological responses in the liver, i.e., endoplasmic reticulum stress, cell death, and inflammation. It is believed that lipotoxicity is an important factor that promotes the progression of NAFLD to inflammation and fibrosis, which provides a new method for the prevention and treatment of NAFLD.