Magnesium Deficiency: The Insidious Executor of the Liver Disease.

Ziyi Yang, Jie Zhang, Chao Sun, Jia Li

Journal: Journal of the American Nutrition Association 2025;44(5):439-453

PMID: 39718301

Abstract

Magnesium (Mg), which is predominantly present in cells as a micronutrient, is involved in numerous vital physiological processes, such as DNA repair and energy metabolism. Mg deficiency has been reported to contribute toward the advent and progression of a variety of liver diseases; in particular, these two pathological entities may synergistically act. Given the significant impact and increasing burden of liver diseases on global healthcare resources and economic expenditure, it is tempting to manage Mg insufficiency as novel promising therapeutic strategies. In this review, we comprehensively elaborate on the complicated relationship between Mg deficiency and several contextual liver diseases, with concentrating on the underlying molecular mechanisms.

Address: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.; Department of Gastroenterology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital Airport Hospital, Tianjin, China.

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