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NATURE REVIEWS GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
卷 14, 期 6, 页码 343-355出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nrgastro.2017.32
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- NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences [R01 GM099844, R01 GM097194]
- NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases [R01 DK056084, R01 DK101579]
- Jane Coffin Childs Foundation
Lipid droplets are dynamic organelles that store neutral lipids during times of energy excess and serve as an energy reservoir during deprivation. Many prevalent metabolic diseases, such as the metabolic syndrome or obesity, often result in abnormal lipid accumulation in lipid droplets in the liver, also called hepatic steatosis. Obesity-related steatosis, or NAFLD in particular, is a major public health concern worldwide and is frequently associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Here, we review the latest insights into the biology of lipid droplets and their role in maintaining lipid homeostasis in the liver. We also offer a perspective of liver diseases that feature lipid accumulation in these lipid storage organelles, which include NAFLD and viral hepatitis. Although clinical applications of this knowledge are just beginning, we highlight new opportunities for identifying molecular targets for treating hepatic steatosis and steatohepatitis.
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