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 ...

Under the right conditions, the cells differentiated into the two main cell types found in the liver, hepatocytes that carry out metabolic functions, and cholangiocytes, the cells that line the ...

Our livers contain many different types of immune cells ... The specific functions of these cells in the context of liver injury were, however, unclear. Do KCs adapt upon injury to help heal ...

HHMI researchers solve a longstanding mystery about the origin of new cells in the liver. Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists have identified stem cells in the liver that give rise to ...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD, is an umbrella term describing conditions related to a ...

Liver-derived MSCs ... to start human studies in NASH. These are the types of widespread disease in which scalable, allogeneic cell therapies are needed. Supported by the immunogenicity data ...

However, as the researchers discovered, this isn't what happens in liver cells, also known as hepatocytes. In hepatocytes, some damaged cells survive this process. These cells are, according to ...

Some types of liver disease ... For some reason, your own immune system begins to attack your liver cells, causing damage. It can lead to other disorders and even liver failure.

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

FLC is a rare liver cancer with unique genetic traits, often misdiagnosed until advanced. New research and a clinical trial ...