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Publication Name World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID 117396
Country United States
Received
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ISSN 1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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Category Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type Review
Article Title Roles of hepatic immunity in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: Cellular and molecular mechanisms and clinical trials
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Ming Yang, Olamide T Olaoba, Stephanie C Chinwo, Hannah LeVasseur, Beiyan Zhou, Eric T Kimchi, Kevin F Staveley-O’Carroll and Guangfu Li
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Ming Yang http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4895-5864
Olamide T Olaoba http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3620-4876
Beiyan Zhou http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0638-2428
Eric T Kimchi http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5046-1142
Guangfu Li http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9817-568X
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Funding Agency Grant Number
National Institutes of Health No. R01DK130340
National Institutes of Health No. R01CA274959
National Institutes of Health No. R01CA250536
Corresponding Author Guangfu Li, PhD, Professor, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030, United States. gli@uchc.edu
Key Words Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease; Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis; Innate immune cells; Molecular mechanisms; Clinical trials; Drugs
Core Tip Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) encompasses a broad spectrum of pathology ranging from hepatic steatosis to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). Effective treatments for MASLD remain limited. Hepatic innate immune cells play an essential role in maintaining liver physiological homeostasis and contributing to MASLD pathogenesis and progression by interacting with liver parenchymal cells and adaptive immune cells in the progression of MASLD and MASH. Treatments targeting innate immune cell manipulation and metabolic modulation, such as fibroblast growth factor 21 analogues, farnesoid X receptor agonists, and chemokine receptor antagonists, can provide therapeutic strategies for MASLD.
Publish Date 2026-04-03 06:41
Citation

Yang M, Olaoba OT, Chinwo SC, LeVasseur H, Zhou B, Kimchi ET, Staveley-O’Carroll KF, Li G. Roles of hepatic immunity in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: Cellular and molecular mechanisms and clinical trials. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(14): 117396

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v32/i14/117396.htm
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v32.i14.117396
Full Article (PDF) WJG-32-117396-with-cover.pdf
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