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ReviewCurrent issues in molecular biology2023

Molecular Aspects of MAFLD-New Insights on Pathogenesis and Treatment.

Branka Filipovic, Marija Marjanovic-Haljilji, Dragana Mijac, Snezana Lukic, Suncica Kapor, Slobodan Kapor, Ana Starcevic, Dusan Popovic, Aleksandra Djokovic

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Review in Current issues in molecular biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Branka FilipovicDepartment of Gastroenterology, Clinical and Hospital Center "Dr Dragisa Misovic-Dedinje", Heroja Milana Tepica 1, 11020 Belgrade, Serbia.
Marija Marjanovic-HaljiljiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Clinical and Hospital Center "Dr Dragisa Misovic-Dedinje", Heroja Milana Tepica 1, 11020 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0001-7053-9034
Dragana MijacFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica Starijeg 8, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Snezana LukicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica Starijeg 8, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-4646-1131
Suncica KaporDepartment of Hematology, Clinical and Hospital Center "Dr Dragisa Misovic-Dedinje", Heroja Milana Tepica 1, 11020 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0001-6177-2272
Slobodan KaporFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica Starijeg 8, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-6695-6393
Ana StarcevicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica Starijeg 8, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Dusan PopovicDepartment of Gastroenterology, Clinical and Hospital Center "Dr Dragisa Misovic-Dedinje", Heroja Milana Tepica 1, 11020 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-5912-0360
Aleksandra DjokovicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica Starijeg 8, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-6094-7306

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic-associated liver disease (MAFLD) affects up to 70% of overweight and more than 90% of morbidly obese people, and its pathogenesis is rather complex and multifactorial. The criteria for MAFLD include the presence of hepatic steatosis in addition to one of the following three criteria: overweight or obesity, presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), or evidence of metabolic dysregulation. If the specific criteria are present, the diagnosis of MAFLD can be made regardless of alcohol consumption and previous liver disease. The pathophysiological mechanisms of MAFLD, including inflammation, lipotoxicity, mitochondrial disfunction, and oxidative stress, as well as the impact of intestinal gut microbiota, are constantly being elucidated. Treatment strategies that are continually emerging are based on different key points in MAFLD pathogenesis. Yet, the ideal therapeutic option has still not been found and future research is of great importance, as MAFLD represents a multisystemic disease with numerous complications.

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gut microbiotainflammationmetabolic-associated fatty liver diseasetreatment strategies

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PMID37998750
PMCPMC10669943

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