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ReviewInternational journal of biological sciences2023

Insights into the roles and pathomechanisms of ceramide and sphigosine-1-phosphate in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Cheng Zhu, Qian Huai, Xu Zhang, Hanren Dai, Xiaolei Li, Hua Wang

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Review in International journal of biological sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
7.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cheng ZhuDepartment of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Qian HuaiDepartment of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Xu ZhangDepartment of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Hanren DaiDepartment of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Xiaolei LiDepartment of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Hua WangDepartment of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Anhui Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), as one of the main causes of chronic liver disease worldwide, encompasses a spectrum of liver conditions that are not caused by other etiology, such as overt alcohol consumption, from simple steatosis to more aggressive non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) that involves liver inflammation and fibrosis, and to the lethal cirrhosis that may result in liver cancer and liver failure. The molecular mechanisms governing the transition from steatosis to NASH remain not fully understood, but the hepatic lipidome is extensively altered in the setting of steatosis and steatohepatitis, which also correlate with disease progression. With the tremendous advancement in the field of lipidomics in last two decades, a better understanding of the specific role of sphingolipids in fatty liver disease has taken shape. Among the numerous lipid subtypes that accumulate, ceramides are particularly impactful. On the one hand, excessive ceramides deposition in the liver cause hepatic steatosis. On the other hand, ceramides as lipotoxic lipid have significant effects on hepatic inflammation, apoptosis and insulin resistance that contribute to NAFLD. In this review, we summarize and evaluate current understanding of the multiple roles of ceramides in the onset of fatty liver disease and the pathogenic mechanisms underlying their effects, and we also discuss recent advances and challenges in pharmacological interventions targeting ceramide metabolism for the treatment of NAFLD.

Indexed as

Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseCeramidesHumansLiverPhosphatesSphingolipidsCeramidesPhosphatesSphingolipidsCeramideslipid metabolismNAFLDNASHtherapeutics.

Identifiers

PMID36594091
PMCPMC9760443
OpenAlexW4309751400

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