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ReviewCells2023

The Influence of Sex Hormones in Liver Function and Disease.

Alvile Kasarinaite, Matthew Sinton, Philippa T K Saunders, David C Hay

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Review in Cells, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
70citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
24.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

70 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 115 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Biological sex differences in pharmacokinetics and adverse drug reactions.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026
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  17. Frontiers in global women's health · 2026
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  18. Exercise Impacts Liver Disease: Balancing Metabolic and Immune Homeostasis.International journal of biological sciences · 2026
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10 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alvile KasarinaiteCentre for Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh BioQuarter, Edinburgh EH16 4UU, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3557-6416
Matthew SintonSchool of Biodiversity, One Health, and Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1292-799X
Philippa T K SaundersCentre for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh BioQuarter, Edinburgh EH16 4UU, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9051-9380
David C HayCentre for Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh BioQuarter, Edinburgh EH16 4UU, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7593-5973
MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine · GBCentre for Inflammation Research · GBWellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/N024524/1Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 209511/Z/17/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The liver performs a multitude of bodily functions, whilst retaining the ability to regenerate damaged tissue. In this review, we discuss sex steroid biology, regulation of mammalian liver physiology and the development of new model systems to improve our understanding of liver biology in health and disease. A major risk factor for the development of liver disease is hepatic fibrosis. Key drivers of this process are metabolic dysfunction and pathologic activation of the immune system. Although non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is largely regarded as benign, it does progress to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in a subset of patients, increasing their risk of developing cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. NAFLD susceptibility varies across the population, with obesity and insulin resistance playing a strong role in the disease development. Additionally, sex and age have been identified as important risk factors. In addition to the regulation of liver biochemistry, sex hormones also regulate the immune system, with sexual dimorphism described for both innate and adaptive immune responses. Therefore, sex differences in liver metabolism, immunity and their interplay are important factors to consider when designing, studying and developing therapeutic strategies to treat human liver disease. The purpose of this review is to provide the reader with a general overview of sex steroid biology and their regulation of mammalian liver physiology.

Indexed as

Liver NeoplasmsNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseAnimalsFemaleGonadal Steroid HormonesHumansLiver CirrhosisMaleMammalsSteroidsGonadal Steroid HormonesSteroidsestrogenHRThuman PSCsimmune responsein vitro modelsliverNAFLDsex hormonestestosteronetissue engineering

Identifiers

PMID37371074
PMCPMC10296738
OpenAlexW4380373998

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Registered trials

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