Research Article Details
Article ID: | A02369 |
PMID: | 34400217 |
Source: | Metabolism |
Title: | Diabetes and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease. |
Abstract: | Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is a relatively novel classification which downplays the importance of alcohol in the definition of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and emphasizes the metabolic risk factors that underlie progression of NAFLD-associated pathology. All people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and hepatic fat content >5% by biomarkers, imaging or biopsy are considered to have MAFLD. Since there have been very few published studies of MAFLD in diabetes, the present review assesses contemporary methods for quantifying liver fat and fibrosis (including those based on magnetic resonance imaging) with special reference to T2D, their prognostic implications for people with T2D and MAFLD, and the factors and interventions that modify disease progression and outcomes. The changing epidemiology of obesity and cardiovascular disease and new therapies for MAFLD on the horizon with potential implications for T2D are discussed. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.metabol.2021.154868 |

Strategy ID | Therapy Strategy | Synonyms | Therapy Targets | Therapy Drugs | |
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S03 | Anti-fibrosis | fibrosis | Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB); CCR2/CCR5 antagonist; Thyroid receptor β agonist; PEGylated human FGF21 analogue; Monoclonal antibody to lysyl oxidase-like 2 (LOXL2); Galectin-3 inhibitor; FGF19 variant | Losartan; Cenicriviroc; VK-2809; MGL-3196; Pegbelfermin; Simtuzumab; GR-MD-02; NGM282 | Details |
Target ID | Target Name | GENE | Action | Class | UniProtKB ID | Entry Name |
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Diseases ID | DO ID | Disease Name | Definition | Class | |
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I05 | 9352 | Type 2 diabetes mellitus | A diabetes that is characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia with disturbances of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. A diabetes mellitus that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_mellitus_type_2 | disease of metabolism/inherited metabolic disorder/ carbohydrate metabolic disorder/glucose metabolism disease/diabetes/ diabetes mellitus | Details |
I14 | 9970 | Obesity | An overnutrition that is characterized by excess body fat, traditionally defined as an elevated ratio of weight to height (specifically 30 kilograms per meter squared), has_material_basis_in a multifactorial etiology related to excess nutrition intake, decreased caloric utilization, and genetic susceptibility, and possibly medications and certain disorders of metabolism, endocrine function, and mental illness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity | disease of metabolism/acquired metabolic disease/ nutrition disease/overnutrition | Details |