Autophagy in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Overview

Journal Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 2011 Apr 12

PMID 21476911

Citations 107

Authors

Muhammad Amir

Mark J Czaja

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Abstract

Autophagy is a critical pathway for the degradation of intracellular components by lysosomes. Established functions for both macroautophagy and chaperone-mediated autophagy in hepatic lipid metabolism, insulin sensitivity and cellular injury suggest a number of potential mechanistic roles for autophagy in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Decreased autophagic function in particular may promote the initial development of hepatic steatosis and progression of steatosis to liver injury. Additional functions of autophagy in immune responses and carcinogenesis may also contribute to the development of NASH and its complications. The impairment in autophagy that occurs with cellular lipid accumulation, obesity and aging may therefore have an important impact on this disease, and agents to augment hepatic autophagy have therapeutic potential in NASH.

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