Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes: pathophysiological mechanisms shared between the two faces of the same coin

• Main Authors: Carlo Acierno (Author), Alfredo Caturano (Author), Pia Clara Pafundi (Author), Riccardo Nevola (Author), Luigi Elio Adinolfi (Author), Ferdinando Carlo Sasso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Open Exploration Publishing Inc., 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the close relationship between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are multiple, complex and only partially known. The purpose of this paper was to review the current knowledge of these mechanisms in a unified mann...