A Diet Induced Maladaptive Increase in Hepatic Mitochondrial DNA Precedes OXPHOS Defects and May Contribute to Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), an increasingly prevalent and underdiagnosed disease, is postulated to be caused by hepatic fat mediated pathological mechanisms. Mitochondrial dysfunction is proposed to be involved, but it is not known whether this is a pathological driver or a consequenc...

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Main Authors: Afshan N Malik, Inês C.M. Simões, Hannah S. Rosa, Safa Khan, Agnieszka Karkucinska-Wieckowska, Mariusz R. Wieckowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Cells
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/8/10/1222