Revisiting liver metabolism through acetyl-CoA carboxylase inhibition

Abstract

Liver-targeted acetyl-coenzyme A (CoA) carboxylase (ACC) inhibitors in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) trials reveal notable secondary effects: hypertriglyceridemia and altered glucose metabolism, paradoxically with reduced hepatic steatosis. In their study, Deja et al. explored how hepatic ACC influences metabolism using different pharmacological and genetic methods, coupled with targeted metabolomics and stable isotope-based tracing techniques.

Keywords: acetyl-CoA carboxylase; autophagy; lipogenesis; liver metabolism; malonyl-CoA.