JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL HEPATOLOGY ›› 2018, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (1): 149-152.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2018.01.043

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What role the nonalcoholic fatty liver disease play in carcinogenesis of colorectal cancer

Xu Yan, Shi Cuicui, Fan Jiangao   

  1. Department of Gastroenterology,Xinhua Hospital,Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine,Shanghai 200092,China
  • Received:2017-03-10 Online:2018-01-10 Published:2018-01-29

Abstract: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the hepatic manifestation of obecity and metabolic syndrome (MS). Recently, more and more studies have shown the NAFLD is closely related to the occurrence of colorectal cancer (CRC). The insulin resistance and systemic low-grade inflammation in the process of NAFLD may be involved in the carcinogenesis of colorectal adenoma and CRC. However, the mechanism by which the NAFLD increase the risk of CRC is not fully understood. In this article, we reviews the possible mechanisms NAFLD increase the colorectal adenomas and CRC occurrence.

Key words: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, Colorectal cancer, Insulin resistance, Metabolic syndrome