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WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
卷 21, 期 6, 页码 1718-1727出版社
BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i6.1718
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Steatohepatitis; Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Fatty liver; Vitamin D
Vitamin D through its active form 1a-25-dihydroxyvtamin D [1,25(OH)(2)D] is a secosteroid hormone that plays a key role in mineral metabolism. Recent years have witnessed a significant scientific interest on vitamin D and expanded its actions to include immune modulation, cell differentiation and proliferation and inflammation regulation. As our understanding of the many functions of vitamin D has grown, the presence of vitamin D deficiency has become one of the most prevalent micronutrient deficiencies worldwide. Concomitantly, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most common form of chronic liver disease in western countries. NAFLD and vitamin D deficiency often coexist and epidemiologic evidence has shown that both of these conditions share several cardiometabolic risk factors. In this article we provide an overview of the epidemiology and pathophysiology linking NAFLD and vitamin D deficiency, as well as the available evidence on the clinical utility of vitamin D supplementation in NAFLD.
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