Quiescent hepatic stellate cell activation in liver fibrosis: Have we found the right trigger yet?

Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2024 Aug;48(7):102420. doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2024.102420. Epub 2024 Jul 22.

Authors

Devaraj Ezhilarasan¹, Mustapha Najimi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacology, Hepatology and Molecular Medicine Lab, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, No.162, PH Rd, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 077, India. Electronic address: ezhilarasand.sdc@saveetha.com.
² Laboratory of Pediatric Hepatology and Cell Therapy, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC), UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium.

PMID: 39002817
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2024.102420

No abstract available

Keywords: Extracellular matrix; Hepatic stellate cells; Liver fibrosis; Myofibroblasts.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Hepatic Stellate Cells*
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis* / pathology