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ArticleTherapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism2025

Insulin resistance as potential mediator linking ApoB/ApoA1 to MAFLD, but not inflammation.

Mengying Yang, Xiaoman Liu, Qianqian Li, Jun Liu, Baogui Wang

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Mengying YangDepartment of Infectious Disease, Fuyang People's Hospital, Fuyang, Anhui, China.
Xiaoman LiuDepartment of Infectious Disease, Fuyang People's Hospital, Fuyang, Anhui, China.
Qianqian LiDepartment of Infectious Disease, Fuyang People's Hospital, Fuyang, Anhui, China.
Jun LiuPhysical Examination Center, Fuyang People's Hospital, Fuyang, Anhui, China.
Baogui WangDepartment of Infectious Disease, Fuyang People's Hospital, No. 501 Sanqing Road, Yingzhou District, Fuyang, Anhui 236000, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3539-8325

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Aims: Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is closely associated with insulin resistance (IR) and systemic inflammation. Apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1) and Apolipoprotein B (ApoB), as notable non-traditional lipid markers, have demonstrated distinct advantages in identifying risks related to metabolic syndrome and coronary atherosclerosis, yet its association with MAFLD and the mediating roles of IR/inflammation remain unclear. Methods: This retrospective investigation involved 1061 participants, categorized into a non-MAFLD group ( Results: The MAFLD group exhibited markedly elevated levels of neutrophils/lymphocytes, neutrophils/platelets, systemic immune inflammation index, systemic inflammation response index, pan-immune-inflammation value and triglyceride-glucose index (TyG), TyG body mass index (TyGBMI), and metabolic score for insulin resistance (METS-IR) compared to the non-MAFLD group. Logistic regression analysis revealed that ApoB/ApoA1, TyG, TyGBMI, and METS-IR were markedly linked to MAFLD risk. Spearman's correlation analysis identified substantial positive links between ApoB/ApoA1 and TyG ( Conclusion: Our findings clarify the complex interrelationships between ApoB/ApoA1, MAFLD risk, inflammation, and IR, and for the first time, demonstrate that IR may act as a key potential mediator in the link between ApoB/ApoA1 and MAFLD, rather than systemic inflammation. This suggests that IR may serve a more prominent role than chronic systemic inflammation in the association between lipid metabolism and MAFLD risk, and intervening in IR may be more effective than anti-inflammatory therapy in blocking the progression from lipid metabolism disorders to MAFLD.

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apolipoproteininflammationinsulin resistancemetabolic-associated fatty liver disease

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