Natural Progression of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis to Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

ABSTRACT: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a chronic and progressive form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Its global incidence is increasing which makes NASH an epidemic and a public health threat. Due to repeated insults to the liver, patients are at risk for developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The progression of NASH to HCC was initially defined according to a two-hit model which involved the development of steatosis, followed by lipid peroxidation and inflammation. However, current research defines a "multi-hit" or "multi-parallel hit" model which synthesizes several contributing pathways involved in progressive fibrosis and oncogenesis. This perspective considers the effects of cellular, genetic, immunologic, metabolic, and endocrine pathways leading up to HCC which u

SUBMITTER: Ramai D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7918599 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature