DDIT3 and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: Namely, DR5-mediated apoptosis in hepatocytes has been linked to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, while CHOP-dependent apoptosis in Schwann cells—wherein a role for DR5 has yet to be investigated—may contribute to diabetic peripheral neuropathies (Cazanave et al., 2011; Sato et al., 2015).