Abstract: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a type of metabolic liver injury which is closely related to insulin resistance. Now it has become the leading caof chronic liver diseases worldwide, which is closely related to the high incidence of type 2 diabetes and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. It can progress into cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is complicated and not yet fully elucidated. In recent years, studies have found that autophagy plays an important role in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, mainly through regulation of insulin resistance, endoplasmic reticulum stress, mitochondrial dysregulation, lipid-toxicity causedlipid deposition and inflammation.

Key words: autophagy, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, lipid deposition, insulin resistance, endoplasmic reticulum stress, mitochondrial dysregulation, inflammation