Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease in Western countries. Recent data indicated that NAFLD is a risk factor by itself contributing to the development of cardiovascular disease independently of classical known risk factors. Hyperferritinemia and mild increased iron stores are frequently observed in patients with NAFLD and several mechanisms have been proposed to explain the role of iron, through oxidative stress and interaction with insulin metabolism, in the development of vascular damage. Moreover, iron depletion has been shown to decrease atherogenesis in experimental models and in humans. This review presents the recent evidence on epidemiology, pathogenesis, and the possible explanation of the role of iron and ferritin in the development of cardiovascular damage in patients with NAFLD, and discusses the possible interplay between metabolic disorders associated with NAFLD and iron in the development of cardiovascular disease.

Vascular damage in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease : Possible role of iron and ferritin / G. Pisano, R. Lombardi, A.L. Fracanzani. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. - ISSN 1661-6596. - 17:5(2016 May), p. 675.675. [10.3390/ijms17050675]

Vascular damage in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease : Possible role of iron and ferritin

G. Pisano
Primo
;
R. Lombardi
Secondo
;
A.L. Fracanzani
2016

Abstract

Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease in Western countries. Recent data indicated that NAFLD is a risk factor by itself contributing to the development of cardiovascular disease independently of classical known risk factors. Hyperferritinemia and mild increased iron stores are frequently observed in patients with NAFLD and several mechanisms have been proposed to explain the role of iron, through oxidative stress and interaction with insulin metabolism, in the development of vascular damage. Moreover, iron depletion has been shown to decrease atherogenesis in experimental models and in humans. This review presents the recent evidence on epidemiology, pathogenesis, and the possible explanation of the role of iron and ferritin in the development of cardiovascular damage in patients with NAFLD, and discusses the possible interplay between metabolic disorders associated with NAFLD and iron in the development of cardiovascular disease.
Cardiovascular disease; ferritin; iron; metabolic syndrome; NAFLD; catalysis; molecular biology; spectroscopy; computer science applications1707 computer vision and pattern recognition; physical and theoretical chemistry; organic chemistry; inorganic chemistry
Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna
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