Molecular Treatment of Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease/Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Dear Colleagues,

With an increasing sedentary lifestyle and overeating, more than one-quarter of people worldwide are suffering from nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD can progress to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma and is associated with extrahepatic complications such as cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, and renal disease. Metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) was suggested as a more appropriate term for NAFLD by a panel of international experts from 22 countries in 2020, with an update of the disease definition. Currently, no molecular treatment is approved for MAFLD/NAFLD specifically, and lifestyle intervention is the main treatment strategy.

This Special Issue, entitled “Molecular Treatment of Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease/Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease”, is planned to gather scientific papers on a wide range of topics including (but not limited to) peptides, natural products, foods, biomaterials for the treatment of MAFLD/NAFLD and its complications, as well as the underlying mechanisms and therapeutic targets discovery. This Special Issue invites researchers to contribute original research articles of their recent work and reviews regarding recent advances on the molecular treatment of MAFLD/NAFLD and its complications.

Dr. Dianbao Zhang
Dr. Volkan Degirmenci
Guest Editors

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