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ReviewCell biochemistry and biophysics2025

Long Non-Coding RNAs in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Friends or Foes?

Sina Kalantari Soltanieh, Sahar Khastar, Irwanjot Kaur, Abhishek Kumar, Jaya Bansal, Ata Fateh, Deepak Nathiya, Beneen Husseen, Mansour Rajabivahid, Mahmoud Dehghani-Ghorbi and 1 more

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Review in Cell biochemistry and biophysics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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11 authors.

Sina Kalantari SoltaniehMVZ Labor Synlab Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Sahar KhastarDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Irwanjot KaurDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetics, Jain (Deemed-to-be) University, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560069, India.
Abhishek KumarSchool of Pharmacy-Adarsh Vijendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shobhit University, Gangoh, Uttar Pradesh-247341, India.
Jaya BansalDepartment of Applied Sciences, Chandigarh Engineering College, Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Jhanjeri, Mohali, 140307, Punjab, India.
Ata FatehMicrobiology Research Center (MRC), Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Deepak NathiyaDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Institute of Pharmacy, NIMS University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India.
Beneen HusseenMedical Laboratory Technique College, the Islamic University, Najaf, Iraq.
Mansour RajabivahidDepartment of Internal Medicine, Valiasr Hospital, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran. mansourrajabivahid67@gmail.com.
Mahmoud Dehghani-GhorbiHematology-Oncology Department, Imam Hossein Educational Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. mahmouddehghanighorbi@gmail.com.
Reza Akhavan-SigariDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is a range of conditions that start with the accumulation of fat in the liver (hepatic steatosis) and can progress to more severe stages like steatohepatitis (NASH) and fibrosis without drinking alcohol. Environmental and genetic variables both contribute to MAFLD's development, with various biological processes and mediators involved at every phase. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a class of RNA molecules that are not translated into protein and are over 200 nucleotides long. They can impact genes that encode protein by controlling transcriptional and post-transcriptional procedures. Dysregulation of lncRNA has been connected to several liver diseases, including MAFLD. Recent research has linked lncRNAs to MAFLD pathology in both patients and animal models. However, the roles of most lncRNAs in MAFLD pathology are still not well recognized. This review provides a comprehensive catalog of recently reported lncRNAs in the pathogenesis of MAFLD and summarizes the current knowledge of lncRNAs usage as therapeutic strategies in MAFLD, the most common liver disease. Collectively, lncRNA's targeting could potentially offer a therapeutic approach by modulating MAFLD.

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Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseRNA, Long NoncodingAnimalsHumansRNA, Long Noncodingliver diseaselncRNAMAFLDNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease

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