Secret boss of the liver: Star-shaped cells that promote fibrosis also regulate liver health
Researchers from Columbia University and the German Cancer Center have found that stellate cells—star-shaped liver cells long ...
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Northwestern surgeons perform first-of-its-kind split liver transplant in US
In a historic medical breakthrough, Northwestern Medicine surgeons successfully split a deceased donor’s liver to save two ...
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Stellate Cells in the Liver That Promote Fibrosis Also Regulate Liver Health
Subscribe for FREE Eliminating a single molecule inside the stellate cells—called RSPO3—triggered the same changes as removing stellate cells entirely, including a reduction in liver size, ...
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Liver Function, Regeneration Tied to Stellate Cells
Until now, doctors knew hepatic stellate cells mainly as drivers of liver fibrosis. The actual functions of this cell type ...
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Prediction of Large Esophageal Varices in Patients With Cirrhosis of the Liver Using Clinical, Laboratory and Imaging Parameters
Background: It is currently recommended that all patients with liver cirrhosis undergo upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE) to identify those who have large esophageal varices (LEVx ...
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Hepatic stellate cells control liver function and regeneration
Until now, doctors knew hepatic stellate cells mainly as drivers of liver fibrosis. The actual functions of this cell type have hardly been studied to date. Researchers have now determined that ...
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Secret boss of the liver: Star-shaped cells that promote fibrosis also regulate liver health
Eliminating a single molecule inside the stellate cells -- called RSPO3 -- triggered the same changes as removing stellate cells entirely, including a reduction in liver size, disorganization ...