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We read with interest the report on comparative risks of liver-related and cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes among lean and obese patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by Younes et al.1 Recently, international experts proposed redefining NAFLD as metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD).2 The impact of this name change on CVD risk prediction is not known. We performed a meta-analysis of observational cohort studies (by searching PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science from database inception to 30 June 2022) that simultaneously used the NAFLD and MAFLD definitions for examining the risk of incident CVD events associated with both definitions, among adults with and without either NAFLD or MAFLD, and in which hepatic steatosis was diagnosed by imaging techniques or blood biomarkers/scores. Studies using liver biopsy were not available. The primary outcomes were CVD mortality, non-fatal CVD events or both. Data from selected studies were…

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New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 388, Issue 21, Page 1992-1999, May 2023.

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New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 388, Issue 17, Page 1609-1615, April 2023.

Objective
The contribution of vitamin D (VD) deficiency to the pathogenesis of allergic diseases remains elusive. We aimed to define the impact of VD on oesophageal allergic inflammation.

Design
We assessed the genomic distribution and function of VD receptor (VDR) and STAT6 using histology, molecular imaging, motif discovery and metagenomic analysis. We examined the role of VD supplementation in oesophageal epithelial cells, in a preclinical model of IL-13-induced oesophageal allergic inflammation and in human subjects with eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE).

Results
VDR response elements were enriched in oesophageal epithelium, suggesting enhanced VDR binding to functional gene enhancer and promoter regions. Metagenomic analysis showed that VD supplementation reversed dysregulation of up to 70% of the transcriptome and epigenetic modifications (H3K27Ac) induced by IL-13 in VD-deficient cells, including genes encoding the transcription factors HIF1A and SMAD3, endopeptidases (SERPINB3) and epithelial-mesenchymal transition mediators (TGFBR1, TIAM1, SRC, ROBO1, CDH1). Molecular imaging and chromatin immunoprecipitation showed VDR and STAT6 colocalisation within the regulatory regions of the affected genes, suggesting that VDR and STAT6 interactome governs epithelial tissue responses to IL-13 signalling. Indeed, VD supplementation reversed IL-13-induced epithelial hyperproliferation, reduced dilated intercellular spaces and barrier permeability, and improved differentiation marker expression (filaggrin, involucrin). In a preclinical model of IL-13-mediated oesophageal allergic inflammation and in human EoE, VD levels inversely associated with severity of oesophageal eosinophilia and epithelial histopathology.

Conclusions
Collectively, these findings identify VD as a natural IL-13 antagonist with capacity to regulate the oesophageal epithelial barrier functions, providing a novel therapeutic entry point for type 2 immunity-related diseases.

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