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 ...
Chronic liver disease known as liver cirrhosis causes the good liver tissue to progressively give way to scar tissue, or fibrosis, which eventually results in the loss of liver function. Long-term ...
(Reprinted with permission from Friedman SL. Molecular regulation of hepatic fibrosis, an integrated cellular response to tissue injury. J Biol Chem. 2000;275:2247-2250).
Aug. 21, 2024 — A research team has shown the benefits of camu-camu on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. This exotic fruit reduces liver fat ... Liver Transplant Outperforms Other Therapies for ...