The origin of fibrogenic myofibroblasts in fibrotic liver

Tatiana Kisseleva – 18 November 2016 – Liver fibrosis results from chronic liver injury of different etiologies. It is characterized by dysregulation of physiological remodeling, activation of myofibroblasts, and formation of a fibrous scar. Myofibroblasts develop contractile functions and secrete the extracellular matrix proteins that form this fibrous scar. Myofibroblasts are not present in the normal liver but activate and proliferate in response to injury and inflammation.

Hepatitis C virus infection triggers a tumor‐like glutamine metabolism

Pierre L. Lévy, Sarah Duponchel, Hannah Eischeid, Jennifer Molle, Maud Michelet, Gaëlle Diserens, Martina Vermathen, Peter Vermathen, Jean‐Francois Dufour, Hans‐Peter Dienes, Hans‐Michael Steffen, Margarete Odenthal, Fabien Zoulim, Birke Bartosch – 18 November 2016 – Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the main causes of hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the molecular mechanisms linking the infection to cancer development remain poorly understood.

Lipid zonation and phospholipid remodeling in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Zoe Hall, Nicholas J. Bond, Tom Ashmore, Francis Sanders, Zsuzsanna Ament, Xinzhu Wang, Andrew J. Murray, Elena Bellafante, Sam Virtue, Antonio Vidal‐Puig, Michael Allison, Susan E. Davies, Albert Koulman, Michele Vacca, Julian L. Griffin – 18 November 2016 – Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) can progress from simple steatosis (i.e., nonalcoholic fatty liver [NAFL]) to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cirrhosis, and cancer.

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