title: Role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
abstract: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has emerged as a common public health problem in recent decades. However, the underlying mechanisms leading to the development of NAFLD are not fully understood. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response has recently been proposed to play a crucial role in both the development of steatosis and progression to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. ER stress is activated to regulate protein synthesis and restore homeostatic equilibrium when the cell is stressed due to the accumulation of unfolded or misfolded proteins. However, delayed or insufficient responses to ER stress may turn physiological mechanisms into pathological consequences, including fat accumulation, insulin resistance, inflammation, and apoptosis, all of which play important roles in the pathogenesis of NAFLD. Therefore, understanding the role of ER stress in the pathogenesis of NAFLD has become a topic of intense investigation. This review highlights the recent findings linking ER stress signaling pathways to the pathogenesis of NAFLD.
authors.affiliation: Xue-Qun Zhang, Cheng-Fu Xu, Chao-Hui Yu, Wei-Xing Chen, You-Ming Li, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors.forename: Xue-Qun
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Xue-Qun Zhang, Cheng-Fu Xu, Chao-Hui Yu, Wei-Xing Chen, You-Ming Li, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors.forename: Cheng-Fu
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Xue-Qun Zhang, Cheng-Fu Xu, Chao-Hui Yu, Wei-Xing Chen, You-Ming Li, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors.forename: Chao-Hui
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Xue-Qun Zhang, Cheng-Fu Xu, Chao-Hui Yu, Wei-Xing Chen, You-Ming Li, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors.forename: Wei-Xing
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Xue-Qun Zhang, Cheng-Fu Xu, Chao-Hui Yu, Wei-Xing Chen, You-Ming Li, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors.forename: You-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D018450:Disease Progression; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism; D059865:Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D065626:Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D056811:Unfolded Protein Response
keywords: Endoplasmic reticulum stress; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; Unfolded protein response