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Beyond obesity: lean metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis from unveiling molecular pathogenesis to therapeutic advancement.

Indrajit Bhattacharya, Deep Kumar Maity, Amit Kumar, Sampriti Sarkar, Teeshyo Bhattacharya, Amrita Sahu, Remya Sreedhar, Somasundaram Arumugam

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Review in Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Indrajit BhattacharyaDepartment of Pharmacology & Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Kolkata, Chunilal Bhawan, 168 Maniktala Main Road, Kolkata, 700054, West Bengal, India.
Deep Kumar MaityDepartment of Pharmacology & Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Kolkata, Chunilal Bhawan, 168 Maniktala Main Road, Kolkata, 700054, West Bengal, India.
Amit KumarDepartment of Pharmacology & Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Kolkata, Chunilal Bhawan, 168 Maniktala Main Road, Kolkata, 700054, West Bengal, India.
Sampriti SarkarSchool of Biosciences & Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, Vellore, 632014, India.
Teeshyo BhattacharyaDepartment of Pharmacology & Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Kolkata, Chunilal Bhawan, 168 Maniktala Main Road, Kolkata, 700054, West Bengal, India.
Amrita SahuDepartment of Pharmacology & Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Kolkata, Chunilal Bhawan, 168 Maniktala Main Road, Kolkata, 700054, West Bengal, India.
Remya SreedharSchool of Pharmacy, Sister Nivedita University, DG Block, Action Area I, 1/2, Newtown, Kolkata, 700156, West Bengal, India.
Somasundaram ArumugamDepartment of Pharmacology & Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Kolkata, Chunilal Bhawan, 168 Maniktala Main Road, Kolkata, 700054, West Bengal, India. somasundaram143@gmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), now known by the name of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), with increased global incidence, has been recognized as a significant metabolic disorder. NAFLD includes a spectrum liver disease from hepatocellular fat accumulation (isolated steatosis) to an advanced form of liver injury known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), which refers to distinct histologic features, including hepatocellular steatosis and injury, necroinflammation, and eventually fibrosis. Nonobese or lean individuals associated with metabolic dysregulation usually demonstrated diverse risk factors compared to obese MAFLD. The presence of normal range body mass index (BMI) and excess visceral adiposity with increased cardiometabolic and renal comorbidities, along with sarcopenia, has been evidenced to be associated with lean MASH. Genetic predispositions accompanying lifestyle and environmental factors contribute to disease initiation and progression. The genetic influence in pathophysiology indicated the significant contributions of the following genes: PNPLA3, TM6SF2, APOB, LIPA, MBOAT7, and HSD17B13, and the impact of their disease-specific variants in the development of obesity-independent MASH. The epigenetic modifications exhibited differential DNA methylation patterns in the genes involved in lipid metabolism, particularly hypomethylation of PEMT. Diet-induced and genetic animal models of lean MASH, including Slc: Wistar/ST rats, PPAR-α, PTEN, and MAT1A knockout mice models, are indicated to be pivotal in the exploration of disease progression and observing the effect of therapeutic interventions. This comprehensive review comprises the molecular and genetic pathophysiology, molecular diagnostics, and therapeutic aspects of lean MASH to enunciate a diagnostic approach that combines detailed clinical phenotyping regarding genomic analysis.

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Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseAnimalsEpigenesis, GeneticGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansObesityBody mass indexLean NAFLD/MAFLDNAFLD/MASHPNPLA3

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