Cellular heterogeneity and plasticity during NAFLD progression

Copyright © 2023 Park, Choi, Kim, Yang, An, Lee, Han, Lee, Kim, Bae and Oh..

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a progressive liver disease that can progress to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), NASH-related cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). NAFLD ranges from simple steatosis (or nonalcoholic fatty liver [NAFL]) to NASH as a progressive form of NAFL, which is characterized by steatosis, lobular inflammation, and hepatocellular ballooning with or without fibrosis. Because of the complex pathophysiological mechanism and the heterogeneity of NAFLD, including its wide spectrum of clinical and histological characteristics, no specific therapeutic drugs have been approved for NAFLD. The heterogeneity of NAFLD is closely associated with cellular plasticity, which describes the ability of cells to acquire new identities or change their phenotypes in response to environmental stimuli. The liver consists of parenchymal cells including hepatocytes and cholangiocytes and nonparenchymal cells including Kupffer cells, hepatic stellate cells, and endothelial cells, all of which have specialized functions. This heterogeneous cell population has cellular plasticity to adapt to environmental changes. During NAFLD progression, these cells can exert diverse and complex responses at multiple levels following exposure to a variety of stimuli, including fatty acids, inflammation, and oxidative stress. Therefore, this review provides insights into NAFLD heterogeneity by addressing the cellular plasticity and metabolic adaptation of hepatocytes, cholangiocytes, hepatic stellate cells, and Kupffer cells during NAFLD progression.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

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Frontiers in molecular biosciences - 10(2023) vom: 23., Seite 1221669

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Park, Hyun-Ju [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Juyoung [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Hyunmi [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Da-Yeon [VerfasserIn]
An, Tae Hyeon [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Eun-Woo [VerfasserIn]
Han, Baek-Soo [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Sang Chul [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Won Kon [VerfasserIn]
Bae, Kwang-Hee [VerfasserIn]
Oh, Kyoung-Jin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cellular plasticity
Cholangiocytes
Hepatic stellate cells
Hepatocytes
Heterogeneity
Journal Article
Kupffer cells
Metabolic adaptation
NAFLD
Review

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Date Revised 29.08.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fmolb.2023.1221669

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NLM361340540