Cultured; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Hep G2 Cells; Hepatocytes/metabolism/pathology; Humans; Liver/metabolism/pathology/surgery; Male; MicroRNAs/biosynthesis; Middle Aged; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/metabolism/pathology/surgery; Up-Regulation/physiology; Hepatocyte; immortalized human hepatocytes; liver biopsy; microRNA; microarray; nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Novel hepatic microRNAs upregulated in human nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) control gene expression by reducing mRNA stability and translation. We aimed to identify alterations in human liver miRNA expression/function in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Subjects with the highest (median liver fat …