Independent association between sarcopenia and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2019.06.044
- VernacularTitle:肌少症与非酒精性脂肪性肝病存在独立相关性
- Author:
Liqiong ZHAO
1
;
Liangping LI
Author Information
1. Chuanbei Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, China
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease;
sarcopenia;
review
- From:
Journal of Clinical Hepatology
2019;35(6):1377-1379
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a metabolic disease which can progress to liver fibrosis, liver cirrhosis, and liver cancer. Sarcopenia is an age-related disease and metabolic factors play an important role in its pathogenesis. NAFLD and sarcopenia share a variety of metabolic pathophysiological mechanisms. Further studies are needed to determine whether there is an association between NAFLD and sarcopenia and whether they are predisposing factors or risk factors for disease progression for each other, in order to help with better prevention, treatment, and prognostic evaluation of the two diseases in clinical practice. This article reviews the independent association between NAFLD and sarcopenia.
