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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2014

Evolving concepts in the pathogenesis of NASH: beyond steatosis and inflammation.

William Peverill, Lawrie W Powell, Richard Skoien

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 205 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
205citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
15.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

205 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 355 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

William PeverillDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane 4029, Australia. william.peverill@health.qld.gov.au.
Lawrie W PowellDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane 4029, Australia. lawrie.powell@qimrberghofer.edu.au.
Richard SkoienDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane 4029, Australia. richard.skoien@health.qld.gov.au.
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute · AURoyal Brisbane and Women's Hospital · AUUniversity of Queensland · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is characterised by hepatic steatosis and inflammation and, in some patients, progressive fibrosis leading to cirrhosis. An understanding of the pathogenesis of NASH is still evolving but current evidence suggests multiple metabolic factors critically disrupt homeostasis and induce an inflammatory cascade and ensuing fibrosis. The mechanisms underlying these changes and the complex inter-cellular interactions that mediate fibrogenesis are yet to be fully elucidated. Lipotoxicity, in the setting of excess free fatty acids, obesity, and insulin resistance, appears to be the central driver of cellular injury via oxidative stress. Hepatocyte apoptosis and/or senescence contribute to activation of the inflammasome via a variety of intra- and inter-cellular signalling mechanisms leading to fibrosis. Current evidence suggests that periportal components, including the ductular reaction and expansion of the hepatic progenitor cell compartment, may be involved and that the Th17 response may mediate disease progression. This review aims to provide an overview of the pathogenesis of NASH and summarises the evidence pertaining to key mechanisms implicated in the transition from steatosis and inflammation to fibrosis. Currently there are limited treatments for NASH although an increasing understanding of its pathogenesis will likely improve the development and use of interventions in the future.

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AnimalsCellular SenescenceFatty AcidsFibrosisHumansInflammationInsulin ResistanceIronNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseOxidative StressTh17 CellsFatty AcidsIron

Identifiers

PMID24830559
PMCPMC4057750
OpenAlexW2039636142

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