Relevance of autophagy to fatty liver diseases and potential therapeutic applications.
Amino Acids
; 49(12): 1965-1979, 2017 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-28478585
ABSTRACT
Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved lysosome-mediated cellular degradation program. Accumulating evidence shows that autophagy is important to the maintenance of liver homeostasis. Autophagy involves recycling of cellular nutrients recycling as well as quality control of subcellular organelles. Autophagy deficiency in the liver causes various liver pathologies. Fatty liver disease (FLD) is characterized by the accumulation of lipids in hepatocytes and the dysfunction in energy metabolism. Autophagy is negatively affected by the pathogenesis of FLD and the activation of autophagy could ameliorate steatosis, which suggests a potential therapeutic approach to FLD. In this review, we will discuss autophagy and its relevance to liver diseases, especially FLD. In addition, we will discuss recent findings on potential therapeutic applications of autophagy modulators for FLD.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Autophagy
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Fatty Liver
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Autophagosomes
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Lysosomes
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Amino Acids
Journal subject:
BIOQUIMICA
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States