Lipids in liver disease: looking beyond steatosis

Gastroenterology. 2012 Jan;142(1):8-11. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.11.004. Epub 2011 Nov 19.

Abstract

See “Alterations in lipid metabolism mediate inflammation, fibrosis, and proliferation in a mouse model of chronic cholestatic liver injury,” by Moustafa T, Fickert P, Magnes C, et al, on page 140; and “A high-cholesterol diet exacerbates liver fibrosis in mice via accumulation of free cholesterol in hepatic stellate cells,” by Teratani T, Tomita K, Suzuki T, et al, on page 152.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Proliferation*
  • Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / metabolism*
  • Cholesterol, Dietary / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Hepatic Stellate Cells / metabolism*
  • Hepatitis / metabolism*
  • Lipid Metabolism*
  • Liver / metabolism*
  • Liver Cirrhosis / etiology*
  • Liver Cirrhosis / metabolism*
  • Male
  • Pregnancy

Substances

  • Cholesterol, Dietary