Effect of Autophagy Over Liver Diseases.

Author: Dong-Qian YI ¹ ; Xue-Feng YANG ¹ ; Duan-Fang LIAO ² ; Qing WU ¹ ; Nian FU ¹ ; Yang HU ¹ ; Ting CAO ¹
Author Information

1. Department of Digestion Internal Medicine, the Affiliated Nanhua Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang 421000, Hunan, China.
2. Department of Pathology, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
From: Chinese Medical Sciences Journal 2016;31(1):65-68
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: In recent years, increasingly evidences show that autophagy plays an important role in the pathogenesis and development of liver diseases, and the relationship between them has increasingly become a focus of concern. Autophagy refers to the process through which the impaired organelles, misfolded protein, and intruding microorganisms is degraded by lysosomes to maintain stability inside cells. This article states the effect of autophagy on liver diseases (hepatic fibrosis, fatty liver, viral hepatitis, and liver cancer), which aims to provide a new direction for the treatment of liver diseases.