Open AccessAssociation between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and obstructive sleep apnea
Author(s) -
I. Umbro,
Valerio Fabiani,
Marco Fabiani,
Francesco Angelico,
Maria Del Ben
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v26.i20.2669
Subject(s) - medicine , fatty liver , obstructive sleep apnea , gastroenterology , continuous positive airway pressure , body mass index , sleep apnea , metabolic syndrome , pathogenesis , disease , pathology , obesity
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an emerging liver disease and currently the most common cause of incidental abnormal liver tests. The pathogenesis of NAFLD is multifactorial and many mechanisms that cause fatty liver infiltration, inflammation, oxidative stress and progressive fibrosis have been proposed. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be linked with the pathogenesis and the severity of NAFLD.