It has been known for a long time that thyroid hormones have prominent effects on hepatic
fatty acid and cholesterol synthesis and metabolism. Indeed, hypothyroidism has been …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and its downstream sequelae, hepatic insulin resistance
and type 2 diabetes, are rapidly growing epidemics, which lead to increased morbidity and …

Although ample evidence links hepatic lipid accumulation with hepatic insulin resistance,
the mechanistic basis of this association is incompletely understood and controversial …

Background: Thyroid hormones (THs) exert a strong influence on mammalian lipid
metabolism at the systemic and hepatic levels by virtue of their roles in regulating circulating …

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a disease composed of different risk factors such as obesity,
type 2 diabetes or dyslipidemia. The prevalence of this syndrome is increasing worldwide in …

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and thyroid dysfunction are common in clinical practice. The
objectives of this review are to discuss some proposed mechanisms by which thyroid …

Thyroid function is central in the control of physiological and pathophysiological processes.
Studies in animal models and human research have determined that thyroid hormones …

Background: Clustering of various metabolic parameters including abdominal obesity,
hyperglycaemia, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, elevated triglycerides and …

There is a wide variety of kinds of lipids, and complex structures which determine the
diversity and complexity of their functions. With the basic characteristic of water insolubility …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is now the most frequent chronic liver disease in
Western societies, affecting one in four adults in the USA, and is strongly associated with …