Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in common endocrine disorders.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a spectrum of disease spanning from simple benign steatosis to steatohepatitis with fibrosis and scarring that can eventually lead to cirrhosis. Its prevalence is rising rapidly and is developing into the leading indication for liver transplantation world...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hazlehurst, J, Tomlinson, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013
_version_ 1797085715953090560
author Hazlehurst, J
Tomlinson, J
author_facet Hazlehurst, J
Tomlinson, J
author_sort Hazlehurst, J
collection OXFORD
description Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a spectrum of disease spanning from simple benign steatosis to steatohepatitis with fibrosis and scarring that can eventually lead to cirrhosis. Its prevalence is rising rapidly and is developing into the leading indication for liver transplantation worldwide. Abnormalities in endocrine axes have been associated with NALFD, including hypogonadism, hypothyroidism, GH deficiency and hypercortisolaemia. In some instances, correction of the endocrine defects has been shown to have a beneficial impact. While in patients with type 2 diabetes the association with NAFLD is well established and recognised, there is a more limited appreciation of the condition among common endocrine diseases presenting with hormonal excess or deficiency. In this review, we examine the published data that have suggested a mechanistic link between endocrine abnormalities and NAFLD and summarise the clinical data endorsing these observations.
first_indexed 2024-03-07T02:11:53Z
format Journal article
id oxford-uuid:a0f03813-7254-43fc-9466-7c1eda475614
institution University of Oxford
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-07T02:11:53Z
publishDate 2013
record_format dspace
spelling oxford-uuid:a0f03813-7254-43fc-9466-7c1eda4756142022-03-27T02:09:16ZNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease in common endocrine disorders.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:a0f03813-7254-43fc-9466-7c1eda475614EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2013Hazlehurst, JTomlinson, JNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a spectrum of disease spanning from simple benign steatosis to steatohepatitis with fibrosis and scarring that can eventually lead to cirrhosis. Its prevalence is rising rapidly and is developing into the leading indication for liver transplantation worldwide. Abnormalities in endocrine axes have been associated with NALFD, including hypogonadism, hypothyroidism, GH deficiency and hypercortisolaemia. In some instances, correction of the endocrine defects has been shown to have a beneficial impact. While in patients with type 2 diabetes the association with NAFLD is well established and recognised, there is a more limited appreciation of the condition among common endocrine diseases presenting with hormonal excess or deficiency. In this review, we examine the published data that have suggested a mechanistic link between endocrine abnormalities and NAFLD and summarise the clinical data endorsing these observations.
spellingShingle Hazlehurst, J
Tomlinson, J
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in common endocrine disorders.
title Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in common endocrine disorders.
title_full Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in common endocrine disorders.
title_fullStr Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in common endocrine disorders.
title_full_unstemmed Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in common endocrine disorders.
title_short Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in common endocrine disorders.
title_sort non alcoholic fatty liver disease in common endocrine disorders
work_keys_str_mv AT hazlehurstj nonalcoholicfattyliverdiseaseincommonendocrinedisorders
AT tomlinsonj nonalcoholicfattyliverdiseaseincommonendocrinedisorders