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. 2023 Dec 15;24(24):17514. doi: 10.3390/ijms242417514

Table 1.

Mitochondrial functions in different chronic liver diseases.

Steatotic Liver Disease (SLD)
[26,27,28]
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated SLD (MASLD/MAFLD)
[29,30,31,32,33,34]
Excessive Alcohol and Metabolic-Associated SLD (MetALD)
[35,36,37]
Drug-Induced Liver Injury (DILI)
[38,39,40]
Mitochondrial structure The electron transport chain (ETC) is disrupted; the activity of mitochondrial complex III is decreased. Mitochondrial membrane permeability increases;
cristae disappear and giant mitochondria appear;
and membrane potential decreases.
Mitochondria swell; mitochondrial membranes rupture; and membrane potential disappears. Mitochondrial outer membrane is damaged; mitochondrial membrane potential decreases.
Energy metabolism ATP synthesis is inhibited;
the TCA cycle is disrupted.
ATP synthesis is reduced;
oxidative phosphorylation and fatty acid oxidation efficiency are reduced.
ATP synthesis is downregulated. ATP deficiency; ETC is damaged; and succinic acid is accumulated.
Mitochondrial DNA
(mt-DNA)
mt-DNA content and mitochondrial density increases. The fragmentation of mt- DNA is increased; the frequency of mitochondrial mutations is increased. The fragmentation of mt-DNA is increased. The copy number of mitochondrial is reduced and mt-DNA is depleted.
Mitophagy Mitophagy is reduced. Mitophagy is reduced; mitochondrial quality control homeostasis is imbalanced; and mitochondrial fission is increased. Excessive mitochondrial autophagy. Mitochondrial selective autophagy is reduced.
mt-ROS mt-ROS is increased, which is caused by incomplete oxidation of substrates such as succinic acid. The increase in mt-ROS production is affected by diet, lifestyle, genes, etc. mt-ROS increases via fat accumulation, etc. mt-ROS increases.