Research Article Details
Article ID: | A45648 |
PMID: | 23471889 |
Source: | Diabetes Metab Res Rev |
Title: | Hepatic manifestations of metabolic syndrome. |
Abstract: | The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is growing around the world at an alarming rate. Obesity involves a plethora of molecules that predispose individuals to an inflammatory state and various metabolic complications. Dysregulation of nutrient metabolism is a key step during the progression of chronic liver disease that induces an inflammatory state, cellular damage, and impaired hepatic insulin signaling, which leads to insulin resistance. Insulin resistance arises from multiple defects in the liver, adipose tissues, and muscle signaling, which leads to a failure to suppress hepatic gluconeogenesis and glycogenolysis, thereby enhancing fat accumulation in the hepatocytes via increased lipolysis and increased hepatic synthesis of triglycerides. This metabolic condition also increases the frequency of other comorbidities such as liver and biliary diseases. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is the hepatic expression of metabolic syndrome, which comprises a spectrum of clinical and histological events ranging from simple and benign fatty liver to steatohepatitis, which is characterized by the abnormal activation of pathways leading to an aggressive inflammatory condition. This pathological state may progress to more severe damage known as cirrhosis, which endangers the anatomy and function of liver tissue. In addition, a small group of patients with end-stage liver disease may develop hepatocellular carcinoma and finally death. By contrast, cholesterol gallstone disease is a common metabolic disease, and is considered to be the main biliary indicator of metabolic syndrome. This review provides a detailed summary of the hepatic manifestations associated with metabolic syndrome. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
DOI: | 10.1002/dmrr.2410 |

Strategy ID | Therapy Strategy | Synonyms | Therapy Targets | Therapy Drugs | |
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S01 | Improve insulin resistance | insulin sensitizer; insulin resistance; glucose tolerance | Biguanide: increases 5-AMP activated protein kinase signaling; SGLT-2 inhibitor; Thiazalidinedione: selective PPAR-γ agonists; GLP-1 agonist | Metformin; Empagliflozin; Canagliflozin; Rosiglitazone; Pioglitazone; Liraglutide | Details |
S05 | Anti-inflammatory | inflammatory | Bile acid; TNF-a inhibitor; Dual PPAR-α and -δ agonists; Toll-Like Receptor; (TLR)-4 antagonist; Caspase inhibitor; ASK-1 inhibitor | Ursodeoxycholic Acid; Pentoxifylline; Elafibranor; JKB-121; Emricasan; Selonsertib; | Details |
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 |