This session explores the intricate signaling pathways and metabolic networks that govern liver injury, repair, and chronic disease progression. Presentations will cover hepatocyte-stellate cell interactions, nuclear receptor signaling, autophagy zonation, and the molecular regulation of regeneration and fibrosis. Through multiomics and tissue-specific analyses, these studies illuminate how dysregulation of cellular communication and metabolism contributes to conditions such as steatohepatitis, fibrosis, sarcopenia, and Type II diabetes.
Identify key signaling pathwaysincluding Wnt/-catenin, -arrestin, and nuclear receptorsthat regulate liver regeneration, fibrosis, and metabolic balance.
Describe how cell-specific transcriptional and metabolic regulation contributes to chronic liver disease states such as steatohepatitis, cirrhosis, and diabetes.
Evaluate emerging molecular insights from multiomics and zonation analyses to understand the cellular complexity of liver pathophysiology.