Pathogenesis of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: An Overview
Gopanandan Parthasarathy, Xavier Revelo, Harmeet Malhi – 14 January 2020 – Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a heterogeneous group of liver diseases characterized by the accumulation of fat in the liver. The heterogeneity of NAFLD is reflected in a clinical and histologic spectrum where some patients develop isolated steatosis of the liver, termed nonalcoholic fatty liver, whereas others develop hepatocyte injury, ballooning, inflammation, and consequent fibrosis, termed nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).