Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) refers to a group of disorders in which fat builds up in the liver. This fat accumulation is not caused by alcohol, and it can lead to serious liver damage. NAFLD has become increasingly common in recent years, and it is driven by a combination of genetic and lifestyle factors.
It has been demonstrated that NAFLD often coexist with metabolic disorders, including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases. This Research Topic welcomes basic, translational, clinical, and applied research that improves our understanding about metabolism during NAFLD pathogenesis.
Potential areas of interest may include, but are not limited to:
- Lipid metabolism in NAFLD
- Glucose metabolism in NAFLD
- Amino acid metabolism in NAFLD
- Cellular stress in NAFLD
- Developmental origins of NAFLD
- Pathophysiological connections between NAFLD and type 2 diabetes
- Pathophysiological connections between NAFLD and obesity
- Pathophysiological connections between NAFLD and metabolic syndrome
- Mitochondrial dysfunction during NAFLD
- Lipoprotein metabolism during NAFLD
- Novel strategies to improve metabolism during NAFLD
We welcome the submission of different article types to this collection, especially reviews, mini-reviews, and original research papers. For a complete list of article types that can be considered in the Metabolic Physiology section, please follow this
link.
Even though abstract submission is not mandatory, we encourage all interested researchers to submit an abstract before submitting their manuscript. Abstracts do not have to coincide with the final abstract of the manuscripts.
