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A process systems Engineering approach to analysis of fructose consumption in the liver system and consequences for Non-Alcoholic fatty liver disease

Liao, Y; Davies, NA; Bogle, IDL; (2022) A process systems Engineering approach to analysis of fructose consumption in the liver system and consequences for Non-Alcoholic fatty liver disease. Chemical Engineering Science , 263 , Article 118131. 10.1016/j.ces.2022.118131. Green open access

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Abstract

Metabolic disturbances to the liver system can induce lipid deposition and subsequently cause non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Increasing consumption of fructose has been proposed as a crucial risk component in the development of NAFLD. Three potential therapeutic targets in the network were explored using a composite model of liver function. Introducing a fructose enriched diet under insulin resistance conditions was simulated to evaluate the effectiveness of the model in novel therapy design. In vitro experiments were conducted on rat liver samples to assess the robustness of the model predictions. Synergistic application of all three interventional points in silico has been predicted as the most effective treatment to reduce lipid production under both moderate and severe insulin resistance conditions. This study demonstrates how we can use system models together with in vivo experiments to explore the behaviour of the liver system in response to fructose variation and use it to help identify possible drug targets.

Type: Article
Title: A process systems Engineering approach to analysis of fructose consumption in the liver system and consequences for Non-Alcoholic fatty liver disease
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2022.118131
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2022.118131
Language: English
Additional information: © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: Liver model, Fructose Metabolism, Insulin Resistance, NAFLD, Computational Modelling, Systems Biology
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10157394
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