Hepatic gene expression and functional changes associated with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

ABSTRACT: Non‑alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a pathological condition of the liver in which hepatocyte steatosis, invasion of inflammatory cells and hepatic injury occur without alcohol abuse. Despite the known risk of liver cancer and liver fibrosis that may progress to liver cirrhosis that exists with NASH, an understanding of related gene expression and associated functional changes remains insufficient. The present study used a mouse model of NASH induced by a high‑fat diet to examine gene expression in the liver and to search for transcripts that could predict early liver fibrosis in the future. Mice fed a high‑fat diet for 2 weeks showed typical NASH liver histology by hematoxylin and eosin staining, and increased fibrosis was confirmed by Sirius red staining after 6 weeks. Functional cha

SUBMITTER: Matsumoto K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9727582 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature