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ReviewFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2025

Mechanism and regulation of mitophagy in liver diseases: a review.

Sen Liu, Libo Wang, Liuyang Zhu, Tianyu Zhao, Pinsheng Han, Fengying Yan, Xiaoliang Wang, Chunli Li, Ze Wang, Bao-Feng Yang

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Review in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Sen LiuDepartment of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China.
Libo WangState Key Laboratory of Druggability Evaluation and Systematic Translational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, Tianjin, China.
Liuyang ZhuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Sugery, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Tianyu ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Druggability Evaluation and Systematic Translational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, Tianjin, China.
Pinsheng HanSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Fengying YanState Key Laboratory of Druggability Evaluation and Systematic Translational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, Tianjin, China.
Xiaoliang WangState Key Laboratory of Druggability Evaluation and Systematic Translational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, Tianjin, China.
Chunli LiDepartment of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China.
Ze WangState Key Laboratory of Druggability Evaluation and Systematic Translational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, Tianjin, China.
Bao-Feng YangDepartment of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondria are vital for the proper operation of healthy eukaryotic cells. Mitophagy, a specialized form of autophagy that targets damaged or surplus mitochondria, plays a key role in both the normal functioning and disease-related processes within the liver. This review aims to explore the main mechanisms underlying the initiation of mitophagy and its importance in various liver conditions, such as alcoholic liver disease, drug-induced liver injury, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, viral hepatitis, and cancer. Gaining insight into these mechanisms can help overcome the obstacles related to harnessing mitophagy as a therapeutic strategy in clinical practice.

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DILIliver diseasemitochondriamitophagyNAFLD

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PMID40655944
PMCPMC12246547

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