The mechanisms of uric acid in the occurrence and development of MASLD (IMAGE)

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The mechanisms of uric acid in the occurrence and development of MASLD

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A review study discusses how uric acid synergistically drives MASLD progression to hepatic fibrosis via multiple pathways, including the oxidative stress pathway, lipid metabolism pathway, inflammatory pathway, and the intercellular molecular pathway.

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Dr. Xianzhi Liu and Dr. Tong Zhang from Xiamen University, China, and Dr. Weijing Zhang from Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, China Image source link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/poh2.70043

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