Journal of Practical Hepatology ›› 2023, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (1): 145-148.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2023.01.038

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Serum thyroid hormone levels in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Chen Yi,Zhu You,Zhou Xiqiao   

  1. Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000,Jiangsu Province, China
  • Received:2021-09-13 Online:2023-01-10 Published:2023-02-07

Abstract: The nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered to be the metabolic disorders in liver and is closely related to obesity, insulin resistance (IR), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hyperlipemia, etc. The prevalence of NAFLD among adults worldwide is about 25% and it is to believe increasing year by year. The NAFLD is an important causes of liver cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver transplantation. A large number of studies have shown that thyroid hormone (THs) plays an important role in hepatic lipid metabolism and IR, and the thyroid hormone receptor agonists are expected to become new medicines for the treatment of patients with NAFLD. In this review, we mainly discuss the progress of THs in patients with NAFLD.

Key words: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, Metabolic-associated fatty liver diseases, Thyroid hormone