This suggests these cells may be useful as new therapeutic targets for various liver conditions. The work appears in the journal Immunity. The specific functions of these cells in the context of ...

The liver is a large internal organ that is under your right ribs just beneath your right lung. It has two lobes (sections). The liver is made up mainly of cells called hepatocytes. It also has other ...

Cirrhosis is a condition in which scar tissue gradually replaces your healthy liver cells. It usually happens over a long period, often due to hepatitis, alcohol use disorder, or metabolic ...

Investigation of the molecular mechanisms underpinning complex liver diseases and their pathology is an emerging goal of stem cell scope. Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) derived from ...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains an important complication of chronic liver disease, especially when cirrhosis occurs. Existing treatment strategies include surgery, loco-regional techniques, ...

What Is an Inflamed Liver? Inflammation is the body's way to heal an injury or damaged cells. In the liver, this injury can be caused by many things, including an infection, toxins, or the buildup ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — The research found that heavy drinkers with either diabetes, high blood pressure or a high waist circumference are as much as 2.4 times more likely to develop advanced liver ...

The leading cause is a viral infection with hepatitis B or C virus. The most frequent liver cancers are hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatoblastoma (formed by immature liver cells).

Feb. 20, 2025 — Biologists have discovered a new type of RNA-splicing regulation that helps to determine which protein-coding exons will be included in messenger RNA ...

“These viruses can cause cell death, and chronic infections can lead to scarring, or fibrosis,” says Sudha Kodali, MD, a hepatologist in Sugar Land, Texas, and a volunteer for the American ...

In 2020, the Takemori group at Ehime University originally developed PEPPI-MS, an innovative method for high-resolution fractionation ... analysis of human cultured cells via top-down proteomics ...