impaired liver function can predispose to liver and cardiovascular disease. "Our research shows a surprising role for stellate cells in the normal liver, where they act like 'secret bosses,' ...

These perisinusoidal cells orchestrate an array of changes including degradation of the normal ECM of liver, deposition of scar molecules, vascular and organ contraction, and release of cytokines.

A study conducted by Prof. Thai-Yen Ling at National Taiwan University underscores the potential of small extracellular ...

Furthermore, portions of the adjacent normal liver may be avoided ... Diffuse infiltration of the liver by metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Transverse image of the liver shows a heterogeneous ...

While a small amount of fibrosis is a normal part of the healing process ... Jag1 insufficiency alters liver fibrosis via T ...

This suggests that stellate cells play a previously unknown role in controlling liver metabolism by directing ... the mice appeared completely normal. But when they fasted the mice, everything ...