Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease represents the hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the progressive form of liver injury. The pathophysiology that leads to NASH is not well understood.
Internal Medicine, Center for Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endocrinology, Charité Campus Mitte, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
