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

Our livers contain many different types of immune cells. New research by the team of Prof. Charlotte Scott (VIB-UGent Center ...

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 ...

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

Our livers contain many different types of immune cells. New research by the team of Prof. Charlotte Scott (VIB-UGent Center ...

In the healthy liver, most macrophages are classified as Kupffer cells (KCs). However, upon liver injury, as seen, for example, in obesity, another subset of macrophages called lipid-associated ...

Our livers contain many different types of immune cells. New research by the team of Prof. Charlotte Scott (VIB-UGent Center ...

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 ...