JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL HEPATOLOGY ›› 2016, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (2): 237-240.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2016.02.034

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Hypoxia in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases

Guan Hongyu, Cai Xiaobo, Lu Lungen   

  1. Department of Internal Medicine,Fifth People’s Hospital, Qidong 226230,Jiangsu Provienc
  • Received:2015-05-13 Online:2016-03-10 Published:2016-03-04

Abstract: Systematic and local hypoxia in liver is common in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD). Studies on the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and NAFLD show that the extent of hypoxia is positively correlated with insulin resistance,liver steatosis,and hepatic inflammation and fibrosis. Experiments in animals and molecular researches demonstrate that hypoxia and the hypoxia-inducible factors could promote the occurrence and progression of hepatic steatosis,inflammation,fibrosis,and even induce carcinoma in liver.

Key words: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, Hypoxia, Hypoxia-induced factor