ERC Consolidator Grant · 2019
Revealing the contribution of liver macrophage populations to NASH in insulin resistance
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), the most common chronic liver disease worldwide, is an unmet medical need with no approved therapies and debilitating consequences for patients. Obesity-associated insulin resistance is a high-risk factor for the development of NASH. The prevailing paradigm is a multiple hit process, whereby lipid accumulation in the liver of obese patients leads to oxidative stress and increased production of inflammatory cytokines by macrophages. However, my research group's comprehensive investigations in mice and humans have revealed that liver macrophages (LMs) contribute to insulin resistance and oxidative stress independently of their inflammatory status. I…
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