Biosci Rep. 2018 Feb 08; doi: 10.1042/BSR20170966. Epub 2018 Feb 08.
Bioscience reports
Carsten Schmitz-Peiffer
PMID: 29439143 PMCID: PMC5857902 DOI: 10.1042/BSR20170966
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is highly prevalent in Western countries, and is linked to the development of liver cancer and Type 2 diabetes (T2D). It is strongly associated with obesity, but the dysregulation of liver lipid storage is not fully understood. Fatty acid oversupply to hepatocytes can establish a vicious cycle involving diminished protein folding, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, insulin resistance and further lipogenesis. This commentary discusses the recent findings of Lai
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Keywords: ER stress; insulin resistance; lipogenesis; protein kinase C; steatosis