Metabolic role of the hepatic valine/3-hydroxyisobutyrate (3-HIB) pathway in fatty liver disease

Researcher Mona S Bjune and colleagues from the group have recently published an article on the role of the valine metabolite 3-hydroxyisobutyrate (3-HIB), which is associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, and is thought to also regulate hepatic lipid accumulation.