Is BAAT associated with liver fibrosis severity in macaques on a high-fat diet?

BAAT & Liver Fibrosis1 min readUpdated June 6, 2026

What the Evidence Shows

We analyzed one study on macaques fed a high-fat diet and found that higher levels of the liver enzyme BAAT in the blood were linked to less severe liver scarring over 18 months [1]. This suggests BAAT might be connected to how liver damage progresses in this model, which is used to study a...

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Chronic high‐fat diet induces multi‐organ dysfunction and metabolic homeostasis disruption in Macaca fascicularis

DOI: 10.1002/ame2.70124

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June 6, 2026·Last updated June 6, 2026
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