Disturbances in Cholesterol Homeostasis and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Diseases

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a major health problem associated with obesity and other features of the metabolic syndrome including insulin resistance and dyslipidemia. The accumulation of lipids in hepatocytes causes liver damage and triggers inflammation, fibrosis, and cirrhosis. Be...

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Main Authors: Pooja Malhotra, Ravinder K. Gill, Seema Saksena, Waddah A. Alrefai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2020.00467/full