Our livers contain many different types of immune cells. New research by the team of Prof. Charlotte Scott (VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research) and colleagues now reveals that a specific ...

Research from VIB-UGent identifies lipid-associated macrophages and LAM-like Kupffer cells as critical for liver repair. The ...

Cellular senescence, where cells permanently stop dividing, plays a complex role in liver health. In a recent review article, ...

Canada Excellence Research Chair in Immunophysiology and Immunotherapy Paul Kubes reflects on progress in research, building a team, and his vision for the future of immunology after his first year at ...

In 1876, Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer identified what he believed to be a single type of star-shaped cell in liver tissue. Now, immunologist Martin Guilliams from Ghent University and the VIB ...

As noted above, stellate cell activation is the central event in hepatic fibrosis. Activation consists of 2 major phases: (1) initiation (also called apreinflammatory stage) and (2) perpetuation ...