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The role of hepatokines in NAFLD
Stefan N, Schick F, Birkenfeld A, Häring H, White M. The role of hepatokines in NAFLD. Cell Metabolism 2023, 35: 236-252. PMID: 36754018, PMCID: PMC10157895, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseNon-communicable diseasesInsulin resistanceVisceral obesityMajor non-communicable diseasesRole of hepatokinesFatty liver diseaseRole of fetuinVisceral adiposityFatty liverLiver diseaseCardiometabolic diseasesPathophysiological mechanismsOrgan crosstalkHepatokinesMain pathomechanismClinical practiceImportant causeDiseasePrecision medicineAdipokinesObesityMetabolismAdiposityPathomechanismDownregulation of hepatic ceruloplasmin ameliorates NAFLD via SCO1-AMPK-LKB1 complex
Xie L, Yuan Y, Xu S, Lu S, Gu J, Wang Y, Wang Y, Zhang X, Chen S, Li J, Lu J, Sun H, Hu R, Piao H, Wang W, Wang C, Wang J, Li N, White M, Han L, Jia W, Miao J, Liu J. Downregulation of hepatic ceruloplasmin ameliorates NAFLD via SCO1-AMPK-LKB1 complex. Cell Reports 2022, 41: 111498. PMID: 36261001, PMCID: PMC10153649, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseLipid metabolism diseasesLipid catabolismHepatic lipid catabolismFatty acid oxidationDetectable hepatotoxicityCopper deficiencyNAFLD developmentLiver diseaseMetabolic diseasesMetabolism diseasesNormal levelsDiseaseMitochondrial biogenesisAcid oxidationAMPK activityAMPKAblationDeficiencyCatabolismLKB1HepatotoxicityElevated circulating follistatin associates with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes
Wu C, Borné Y, Gao R, López Rodriguez M, Roell W, Wilson J, Regmi A, Luan C, Aly D, Peter A, Machann J, Staiger H, Fritsche A, Birkenfeld A, Tao R, Wagner R, Canouil M, Hong M, Schwenk J, Ahlqvist E, Kaikkonen M, Nilsson P, Shore A, Khan F, Natali A, Melander O, Orho-Melander M, Nilsson J, Häring H, Renström E, Wollheim C, Engström G, Weng J, Pearson E, Franks P, White M, Duffin K, Vaag A, Laakso M, Stefan N, Groop L, De Marinis Y. Elevated circulating follistatin associates with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 6486. PMID: 34759311, PMCID: PMC8580990, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26536-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdipose tissue insulin resistanceTissue insulin resistanceType 2 diabetesFollistatin levelsGlucokinase regulatory protein geneFollistatin secretionHazard ratioInsulin resistanceNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseAdjusted hazard ratioFatty liver diseaseRisk of T2DFree fatty acid releaseFatty acid releaseIncident T2DLiver diseaseGenome-wide association studiesHuman adipocytesT2DAcid releaseStandard deviation increaseDiabetesSecretionRiskRegulatory protein gene
2018
Rho kinase/AMPK axis regulates hepatic lipogenesis during overnutrition
Huang H, Lee S, Sousa-Lima I, Kim S, Hwang W, Dagon Y, Yang W, Cho S, Kang M, Seo J, Shibata M, Cho H, Belew G, Bhin J, Desai B, Ryu M, Shong M, Li P, Meng H, Chung B, Hwang D, Kim M, Park K, Macedo M, White M, Jones J, Kim Y. Rho kinase/AMPK axis regulates hepatic lipogenesis during overnutrition. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2018, 128: 5335-5350. PMID: 30226474, PMCID: PMC6264719, DOI: 10.1172/jci63562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseHepatic lipid accumulationLiver diseaseInsulin resistanceRisk factorsNovo lipogenesisObesity-related metabolic disordersLipid accumulationObesity-induced steatosisChronic liver diseaseObese diabetic miceDiet-induced obesityMajor risk factorSevere hepatic steatosisHigh-fat dietDe novo lipogenesisThermogenic gene expressionRho kinase 1Antidiabetes drugsDiabetic miceHepatic steatosisActivation of AMPKHepatocellular carcinomaMetabolic disorders