Endocrine Abstracts

Background and Aim: Altered hepatic thyroid hormone (TH) signalling is associated with the onset and progression of liver diseases. Local hepatic hypothyroidism is related to a higher incidence of developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NASH) in humans and animal models. Thyroid hormone treatment proved to be a promising therapy, slowing the progression of NAFLD to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a more advanced stage of the disease characterized by inflammation an...