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World J Hepatol. Jul 8, 2015; 7(13): 1725-1729
Published online Jul 8, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i13.1725
Published online Jul 8, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i13.1725
Is there a role for adaptive immunity in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis?
Salvatore Sutti, Aastha Jindal, Stefania Bruzzì, Irene Locatelli, Cristina Bozzola, Emanuele Albano, Department of Health Sciences and Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Autoimmune Diseases, University “Amedeo Avogadro” of East Piedmont, 28100 Novara, Italy
Author contributions: Sutti S and Jindal A equally contributed to the work; all authors contributed to this manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Nothing to disclose.
Correspondence to: Dr. Salvatore Sutti, Department of Health Science and Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Autoimmune Diseases, University “Amedeo Avogadro” of East Piedmont, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy. salvatore.sutti@med.unipmn.it
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Received: January 13, 2015
Peer-review started: January 16, 2015
First decision: March 6, 2015
Revised: April 13, 2015
Accepted: April 28, 2015
Article in press: April 30, 2015
Published online: July 8, 2015
Processing time: 177 Days and 20.3 Hours
Peer-review started: January 16, 2015
First decision: March 6, 2015
Revised: April 13, 2015
Accepted: April 28, 2015
Article in press: April 30, 2015
Published online: July 8, 2015
Processing time: 177 Days and 20.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is becoming one of the most common hepatic diseases, yet the factors responsible for the wide inter-individual variability in NAFLD evolution to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis are still poorly understood. In this Editorial, we comment on recent evidence suggesting the involvement of adaptive immune responses in sustaining hepatic inflammation during NAFLD evolution.