New Drugs on the Block—Emerging Treatments for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Scientific paper - Review paper

• Author: Sanja Stojsavljević-Shapeski
• Author: Marko Duvnjak
• Author: Lucija Virović-Jukić
• Author: Davor Hrabar
• Author: Lea Smirčić Duvnjak
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine; (Department of Internal Medicine)
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Clinical Medical Sciences; Internal Medicine

Abstract (english)

Patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are at higher risk of progression to advanced stages of fibrosis, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and other end-stage liver disease complications. When addressing treatment of NASH, we have limited approved options, and the mainstay of therapy is lifestyle intervention. Extensive research and revelation in the field of pathogenesis of NASH has offered new possibilities of treatment and emerging new drugs that are being tested currently in numerous preclinical and clinical trials. These drugs target almost all steps in the pathogenesis of NASH to improve insulin sensitivity, glucose and lipid metabolism, to inhibit de novo lipogenesis and delivery of lipids to the liver, and to influence apoptosis, inflammation and fibrogenesis. Although NASH is a multifactorial disease, in the future we could identify the predominating pathological mechanism and, by choosing the most appropriate specific medication, tailor the treatment for every patient individually.

• Keywords (english): Fatty liver; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Steatohepatitis; Treatment
• Language: english
• Publication type: Scientific paper - Review paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology
• Numbering: vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 51-59
• p-ISSN: 2225-0719
• e-ISSN: 2310-8819
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.14218/JCTH.2020.00057
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:453259
• Publication: 2021-02-28
• Document URL: https://www.xiahepublishing.com/2310-8819/JCTH-2020-00057
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-06-28 07:53:32