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ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology2025

Advancements in the understanding of mechanisms of the IL-6 family in relation to metabolic-associated fatty liver disease.

Jiale Liu, Tao Wang, Fuyuan Yang, Ciren Pubu

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Review in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jiale LiuDepartment of Anaesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China.
Tao WangDepartment of Anaesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China.
Fuyuan YangDepartment of Anaesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China.
Ciren PubuShannan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Shannan, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As lifestyle patterns change, the rates of type 2 diabetes and obesity are increasing together, leading to an increase in metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), now recognized as the most frequently occurring liver disease globally. MAFLD presents a significant threat to public health and imposes a substantial socioeconomic burden. This condition encompasses a spectrum of hepatic manifestations, beginning with excessive fat accumulation and hepatic steatosis, and possibly progressing to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. The pathogenesis of MAFLD is intricately linked to lipid accumulation, oxidative stress, and lipotoxicity. Notably, the interleukin-6 (IL-6) cytokine family plays a complex role in the onset and development of MAFLD, primarily through the modulation of lipid metabolism, insulin resistance, inflammatory responses, and liver fibrosis. This review examines the impact of the IL-6 family on the progression of MAFLD. It explores targeting the IL-6 family as a potential future therapy for MAFLD.

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Fatty LiverInterleukin-6Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseAnimalsHumansInsulin ResistanceLipid MetabolismIL6 protein, humanInterleukin-6IL-6 familyinflammationinsulin resistancelipid metabolismmetabolic-associated fatty liver disease

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PMID40969371
PMCPMC12440729

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