Metabolic and inflammatory links between metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and Alzheimer's disease

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are two growing epidemics across the globe. The two chronic, complex diseases have been increasingly linked through shared metabolic, inflammatory, and molecular pathways. Like many other complex diseases,...

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Main Author: Gary Zhang
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-04-01
Series:Environmental Disease
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ed.ed_5_25
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description Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are two growing epidemics across the globe. The two chronic, complex diseases have been increasingly linked through shared metabolic, inflammatory, and molecular pathways. Like many other complex diseases, MASLD and AD are caused by the interaction between genetic and environmental factors. Chronic inflammation and metabolic dysregulation, two hallmark features of MASLD and AD, are associated with pathological factors, such as insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and oxidative stress in both diseases. The liver’s inflammatory state can contribute to neurodegenerative processes in AD, and vice versa, the neuronal dysregulation caused by AD condition profoundly affects whole body metabolism, which can lead to fatty liver disease. This review aims to provide a brief view of the current understanding of the metabolic and inflammatory links between MASLD and AD and the molecular players underlying these pathological conditions.
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spelling doaj-art-e79772bfefb041989b3a533727aafcbc2025-08-20T03:31:33ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsEnvironmental Disease2468-57042025-04-01102313510.4103/ed.ed_5_25Metabolic and inflammatory links between metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and Alzheimer's diseaseGary ZhangMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are two growing epidemics across the globe. The two chronic, complex diseases have been increasingly linked through shared metabolic, inflammatory, and molecular pathways. Like many other complex diseases, MASLD and AD are caused by the interaction between genetic and environmental factors. Chronic inflammation and metabolic dysregulation, two hallmark features of MASLD and AD, are associated with pathological factors, such as insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and oxidative stress in both diseases. The liver’s inflammatory state can contribute to neurodegenerative processes in AD, and vice versa, the neuronal dysregulation caused by AD condition profoundly affects whole body metabolism, which can lead to fatty liver disease. This review aims to provide a brief view of the current understanding of the metabolic and inflammatory links between MASLD and AD and the molecular players underlying these pathological conditions.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ed.ed_5_25alzheimer’s diseaseenvironmental riskinflammationmetabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver diseasemetabolism
spellingShingle Gary Zhang
Metabolic and inflammatory links between metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and Alzheimer's disease
Environmental Disease
alzheimer’s disease
environmental risk
inflammation
metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
metabolism
title Metabolic and inflammatory links between metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and Alzheimer's disease
title_full Metabolic and inflammatory links between metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and Alzheimer's disease
title_fullStr Metabolic and inflammatory links between metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and Alzheimer's disease
title_full_unstemmed Metabolic and inflammatory links between metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and Alzheimer's disease
title_short Metabolic and inflammatory links between metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and Alzheimer's disease
title_sort metabolic and inflammatory links between metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease and alzheimer s disease
topic alzheimer’s disease
environmental risk
inflammation
metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
metabolism
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ed.ed_5_25
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