Intervention (daily dose) | Effect | Time | Refs. |
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Pioglitazone | |||
 45 mg | LF reduction (58% vs. 17% in the PLB group); MASH resolution at 51%; improvement in the fibrosis score observed in LB | 36 m | [44] |
 30–45 mg | Improvement of fibrosis (F3-F4 to F0-F2); MASH resolution in LB | 6–24 m | [45] |
 30–45 mg | Reduction of disease activity score (NAS) in the evaluation by LB | every 6 m | [46] |
GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) | |||
 Liraglutide 1.8 mg | Resolution of MASH without worsening of fibrosis in LB | 48 weeks | [48] |
 Semaglutide 0.4 mg | Resolution of MASH without worsening of fibrosis in LB | 72 weeks | [51] |
SGLT2 inhibitorsa | |||
 Empagliflozin 10 mg | MRI-assessed LF reduction (− 4.0% vs PLB), ALT improvement | 20 weeks | [56] |
 Dapagliflozin 10 mg + omega 3 | MRI-assessed LF reduction (− 21% vs PLB), improvement in liver biomarkers and enzymes (dapagliflozin monotherapy group) | 12 weeks | [59] |
 Canagliflozin 100/300 mg | SH improvement compared to PLB or active comparator (meta-analysis with n = 6745); Smaller study with improvement of lobular inflammation, ballooning, and fibrosis (n = 9) | 26 to 52 weeks |