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. 2020 Sep 4;16(2):73–76. doi: 10.1002/cld.900

Fig 1.

Fig 1

Proposed pathways linking sarcopenia and NAFLD. Sarcopenia and NAFLD share several common risk factors, and there is evidence for several pathways linking them, which are highlighted. These include insulin resistance, chronic inflammation, myostatin, adiponectin, myokines, and hyperammonia in cirrhosis.