Lipophagy and Alcohol-Induced Fatty Liver

• Main Authors: Li Yang (Author), Changqing Yang (Author), Paul G. Thomes (Author), Kusum K. Kharbanda (Author), Carol A. Casey (Author), Mark A. McNiven (Author), Terrence M. Donohue (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This review describes the influence of ethanol consumption on hepatic lipophagy, a selective form of autophagy during which fat-storing organelles known as lipid droplets (LDs) are degraded in lysosomes. During classical autophagy, also known as macroautophagy, all forms of macromolecules and organe...