MASLD的甲状腺激素网络调控:机制与靶向治疗
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1.桂林医科大学基础医学院人体解剖学教研室;2.武汉大学泰康生命医学中心;3.桂林医科大学基础医学院;4.桂林医科大学广西糖尿病系统医学重点实验室

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Thyroid Hormone Network Regulation in MASLD: Mechanisms and Targeted Therapies
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1.Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guilin Medical University;2.Taikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences,Wuhan University;3.School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guilin Medical University;4.Guangxi Key Laboratory of Diabetes Systems Medicine, Guilin Medical University

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The National Natural Science Foundation of China

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    代谢功能障碍相关脂肪性肝病(metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease,MASLD)已成为全球最常见的慢性肝病,其疾病谱可由单纯脂肪变性进展至代谢功能障碍相关脂肪性肝炎(metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis,MASH)、肝纤维化及肝细胞癌。肝脏甲状腺激素(thyroid hormone,TH)信号紊乱被认为是贯穿该进程的重要机制之一。TH通过其肝脏优势表达的甲状腺激素受体β(thyroid hormone receptor β,TRβ)调控脂质生成、线粒体氧化及极低密度脂蛋白分泌,并维持自噬功能,从而限制早期脂毒性;在炎症阶段,TH 通过改善线粒体稳态和抑制核苷酸结合寡聚化结构域样受体蛋白3(NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3,NLRP3)炎症小体活化、调节肠–肝轴微环境以遏制炎症放大;在纤维化及癌变阶段,TH 信号影响肝星状细胞活化、抑制转化生长因子β(transforming growth factor-β,TGF-β)/SMAD 驱动的细胞外基质沉积,并与碘甲状腺原氨酸脱碘酶1(iodothyronine deiodinase 1,DIO1)协同调控肝细胞分化状态。随着靶向 TRβ 的 Resmetirom 获批用于 F2–F3 期纤维化的非肝硬化 MASH,TH 信号研究正由机制阐释迈向精准治疗。本文基于 MASLD 疾病谱综述 TH 的多维调控作用及其诊疗意义。

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    Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) has become the most prevalent chronic liver disease worldwide, affecting approximately 32%–38% of the adult population and posing a growing public health burden. MASLD represents a continuous disease spectrum ranging from simple steatosis to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), progressive hepatic fibrosis, cirrhosis, and ultimately hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The pathological core of MASLD lies in disruption of hepatic lipid metabolic homeostasis, characterized by an imbalance among de novo lipogenesis, fatty acid β-oxidation, and very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL)–mediated lipid export. This metabolic disequilibrium subsequently drives inflammatory injury and fibrotic progression. Among the multiple regulatory pathways involved, thyroid hormone (TH) signaling has emerged as a central regulator of hepatic metabolic homeostasis. The liver is a major peripheral target organ of TH action, where TH predominantly exerts its metabolic effects through thyroid hormone receptor β (TRβ). Large-scale epidemiological studies and meta-analyses have demonstrated that hypothyroidism is significantly associated with increased MASLD prevalence, more severe histological injury, and advanced hepatic fibrosis, suggesting that dysregulation of TH signaling may participate throughout the entire MASLD disease spectrum. At the molecular level, TH regulates hepatic lipid metabolism by coordinating suppression of lipogenesis, enhancement of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation, and promotion of VLDL assembly and secretion through integrated genomic actions of the T3–TRβ axis and non-genomic signaling pathways. Across different stages of MASLD, TH signaling exerts stage-dependent protective effects. In the steatosis stage, TH improves metabolic flexibility by modulating insulin sensitivity, glucose metabolism, and lipid droplet clearance, thereby alleviating early lipotoxic stress. During progression to MASH, TH attenuates inflammatory amplification by improving mitochondrial homeostasis, suppressing activation of the NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, and modulating the gut–liver axis microenvironment. In advanced stages, TH signaling influences hepatic stellate cell activation and extracellular matrix deposition, partly through interaction with the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)/SMAD pathway, while alterations in intrahepatic TH availability, mediated by dynamic changes in iodothyronine deiodinase 1 (DIO1), contribute to fibrosis progression and hepatocellular dedifferentiation. In hepatocellular carcinoma, coordinated downregulation of TRβ and DIO1 establishes a tumor-associated hypothyroid state that promotes metabolic reprogramming and tumor progression. The clinical relevance of TH signaling in MASLD has been underscored by the recent approval of Resmetirom, a liver-targeted TRβ-selective agonist, for the treatment of non-cirrhotic MASH with moderate-to-severe fibrosis (F2–F3). This approval represents a landmark transition from mechanistic understanding to metabolism-centered precision therapy in MASLD. Clinical trials have demonstrated that Resmetirom not only improves key histological endpoints, including MASH resolution and fibrosis regression, but also favorably modulates atherogenic lipid profiles, highlighting the therapeutic potential of selectively targeting hepatic TH pathways. This review systematically summarizes the multidimensional regulatory roles of TH across the MASLD disease spectrum and discusses emerging diagnostic and therapeutic implications of TH-based interventions, aiming to inform future mechanistic research and optimize clinical management strategies.

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肖文萍,马扬,官衡,万沙,韩文,罗冰冰,王武锋,刘昉. MASLD的甲状腺激素网络调控:机制与靶向治疗[J].生物化学与生物物理进展,,():

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