Mapeo de la asociación entre los contaminantes ambientales y la enfermedad hepática esteatótica: una revisión

Xincheng Li1, Jiajing Li2, Jiangrong Zhou2

  • 1Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC Transplant Institute, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Environmental research
|August 21, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

La contaminación ambiental, incluidos los contaminantes del aire, los productos químicos que alteran el sistema endocrino y los metales pesados, aumenta significativamente el riesgo de enfermedad hepática esteatótica (EH). Las estrategias de salud pública son cruciales para reducir la exposición y prevenir el desarrollo de la enfermedad.

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