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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2016; 22(31): 7006-7016
Published online Aug 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i31.7006
Metabolic aspects of adult patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Ludovico Abenavoli, Natasa Milic, Laura Di Renzo, Tomislav Preveden, Milica Medić-Stojanoska, Antonino De Lorenzo
Ludovico Abenavoli, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Campus Germaneto, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
Natasa Milic, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Tomislav Preveden, Clinic for Infectious Diseases, Clinical Centre of Vojvodina, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, 21101 Novi Sad, Serbia
Milica Medić-Stojanoska, Faculty of Medicine, Clinical Centre of Vojvodina, Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Laura Di Renzo, Antonino De Lorenzo, Division of Clinical Nutrition and Nutrigenomic, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
Author contributions: Abenavoli L designed the paper, performed the research of literature data and wrote the paper; Milic N and Preveden T acomplished the research of literature data and critically revised the paper; Di Renzo L helped to write the paper; Medić-Stojanoska M and De Lorenzo A analysed the data and drafted the article.
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Correspondence to: Ludovico Abenavoli, MD, PhD, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Campus Germaneto, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy. l.abenavoli@unicz.it
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Received: May 10, 2016
Peer-review started: May 11, 2016
First decision: May 30, 2016
Revised: June 7, 2016
Accepted: June 28, 2016
Article in press: June 28, 2016
Published online: August 21, 2016
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Core Tip

Core tip: In the recent years it has been reported that nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) pathogenesis is related with a multi hits theory where insulin resistance has a central role and renders hepatocytes susceptible to other pathogenetic factors including oxidative stress, dysregulation of cytokines production; increased intestinal permeability, intestinal dysbiosis, inflammation and fibrosis. In this context, numerous metabolic alterations are associated with NAFLD in the adult patients.