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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2025; 31(37): 111435
Published online Oct 7, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i37.111435
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Figure 1 Mechanisms of obesity and liver disease. Insulin resistance leads to elevated free fatty acids, hepatic lipid accumulation, oxidative stress, and inflammation. These processes activate hepatic stellate cells and promote liver fibrosis. Image adapted from Servier Medical ART (https://smart.servier.com/), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by/4.0/). Glu: Glucose; FFA: Free fatty acids; IL: Interleukin; TNF: Tumor necrosis factor.


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