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ReviewBiomolecules2025

Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: From a Very Low-Density Lipoprotein Perspective.

Yan Chen, Kaiwen Lei, Yanglong Liu, Jianshen Liu, Kunhua Wei, Jiao Guo, Zhengquan Su

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Review in Biomolecules, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Yan ChenGuangdong Engineering Research Center of Natural Products and New Drugs, Guangdong Provincial University Engineering Technology Research Center of Natural Products and Drugs, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Kaiwen LeiGuangdong Engineering Research Center of Natural Products and New Drugs, Guangdong Provincial University Engineering Technology Research Center of Natural Products and Drugs, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Yanglong LiuGuangdong Engineering Research Center of Natural Products and New Drugs, Guangdong Provincial University Engineering Technology Research Center of Natural Products and Drugs, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Jianshen LiuGuangdong Engineering Research Center of Natural Products and New Drugs, Guangdong Provincial University Engineering Technology Research Center of Natural Products and Drugs, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Kunhua WeiKey Laboratory of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Production & Development of Cantonese Medicinal Materials, Guangzhou Comprehensive Experimental Station of National Industrial Technology System for Chinese Materia Medica, Guangdong Engineering Research Center of Good Agricultural Practice & Comprehensive Development for Cantonese Medicinal Materials, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Jiao GuoGuangdong Metabolic Disease Research Center of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Key Laboratory of Glucolipid Metabolic Disorder, Ministry of Education of China, Guangdong TCM Key Laboratory for Metabolic Diseases, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Zhengquan SuGuangdong Engineering Research Center of Natural Products and New Drugs, Guangdong Provincial University Engineering Technology Research Center of Natural Products and Drugs, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6324-6620

Funding

he Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou, China NO.2025B03J0003the Guangdong Demonstration Base for Joint Cultivation of Postgraduates 2023
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is characterized by excessive accumulation of triglycerides and other lipids within liver cells and is closely associated with cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome. Very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) is a lipoprotein synthesized and secreted by the liver and is primarily responsible for transporting triglycerides from the liver to peripheral tissues. Therefore, there is a strong association between MASLD and VLDL. Studies have found that excess production and abnormal metabolism of VLDL can lead to elevated blood triglyceride levels, which in turn promote fat deposition in the liver, leading to MASLD. During the pathophysiological process of MASLD, adipokines and inflammatory mediators secreted by adipose tissue can affect the metabolic network of the liver, further aggravating VLDL metabolic disorders. This paper reviews the effects of VLDL synthesis and metabolism on the development of MASLD, including the changes in VLDL structure and composition, the biosynthesis of VLDL, and the mechanism of underlying VLDL-associated damage, in an attempt to elucidate the intricate crosstalk between MASLD and VLDL, in order to provide new perspectives and methods for the prevention and treatment of related diseases.

Indexed as

Fatty LiverLipoproteins, VLDLAnimalsHumansLiverTriglyceridesLipoproteins, VLDLTriglycerideslipoproteinslivermetabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver diseasetriglyceridesvery low-density lipoprotein

Identifiers

PMID40723862
PMCPMC12292537

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