Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	122317
DOI	10.3748/wjg.122317
Country	Russia

Category	Pathology
Manuscript Type	Correspondence
Article Title	Letter to the editor: Pathogenetic factors in the development of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Olga V Smirnova, Aleksander A Sinyakov and Edward V Kasparov
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Corresponding Author	Olga V Smirnova, Professor, Laboratory of Clinical Pathophysiology, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Scientific Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, Separate Subdivision Research Institute for Medical Problems of the North, Partizana Zheleznyaka Street 3G, Krasnoyarsk 660022, Russia. ovsmirnova71@mail.ru
Key Words	Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease; Obesity; Body mass index; Cardiovascular disease; Inflammation; Insulin resistance; Oxidative stress
Core Tip	This article is dedicated to elucidating the pathogenesis of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in individuals with a normal body mass index (BMI). The problem of MASLD is examined in the study by Mapouka et al, published in the World Journal of Gastroenterology, in which the authors conduct a meta-analysis of data on outcomes of metabolic liver disorders and cardiovascular diseases in MASLD over the past 20 years in individuals with obesity and normal BMI. This study is notable for an extremely promising and strategically new objective.
Citation	Smirnova OV, Sinyakov AA, Kasparov EV. Letter to the editor: Pathogenetic factors in the development of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. World J Gastroenterol 2026; In press DOI: https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.122317
PDF	122317-in-press.pdf

Received	2026-04-16 01:12
Peer-Review Started	2026-04-16 01:12
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-06-01 10:14
Return for Revision	2026-06-01 10:14
Revised	2026-06-05 03:39
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Second Decision by Editor	2026-06-18 02:31
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-06-18 08:06
Articles in Press	2026-06-18 08:06
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