Ferroptosis and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: Is there a link?

Gong Feng, Christopher D Byrne, Giovanni Targher, Fudi Wang, Ming-Hua Zheng

Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver 2022 Jul

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), recently re-defined and re-classified as metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), has become increasingly prevalent and emerged as a public health problem worldwide. To date, the precise pathogenic mechanisms underpinning MAFLD are not entirely understood, and there is no effective pharmacological therapy for NAFLD/MAFLD. As a newly discovered form of iron-dependent programmed cell death, ferroptosis can be involved in the development and progression of various chronic diseases, but the pathogenic connections and mechanisms that link MAFLD and ferroptosis have not been fully elucidated. The main characteristics of ferroptosis are the accumulation of lipid peroxides and reactive oxygen species. In this brief narrative review, the mechanisms of ferroptosis and its putative pathogenic role in MAFLD are discussed to highlight potential new research directions and ideas for the prevention and treatment of MAFLD. © 2022 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Gong Feng, Christopher D Byrne, Giovanni Targher, Fudi Wang, Ming-Hua Zheng. Ferroptosis and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: Is there a link? Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver. 2022 Jul;42(7):1496-1502