Found in translation-Fibrosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH)

Sci Transl Med. 2023 Oct 4;15(716):eadi0759. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adi0759. Epub 2023 Oct 4.

Abstract

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is a severe form of liver disease that poses a global health threat because of its potential to progress to advanced fibrosis, leading to cirrhosis and liver cancer. Recent advances in single-cell methodologies, refined disease models, and genetic and epigenetic insights have provided a nuanced understanding of MASH fibrogenesis, with substantial cellular heterogeneity in MASH livers providing potentially targetable cell-cell interactions and behavior. Unlike fibrogenesis, mechanisms underlying fibrosis regression in MASH are still inadequately understood, although antifibrotic targets have been recently identified. A refined antifibrotic treatment framework could lead to noninvasive assessment and targeted therapies that preserve hepatocellular function and restore the liver's architectural integrity.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cell Communication
  • Fatty Liver* / complications
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis / metabolism
  • Liver Neoplasms*