Mechanisms and disease consequences of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

R Loomba, SL Friedman, GI Shulman - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the leading chronic liver disease worldwide. Its
more advanced subtype, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), connotes progressive liver …

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of liver fibrosis and its regression

T Kisseleva, D Brenner - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2021 - nature.com
Chronic liver injury leads to liver inflammation and fibrosis, through which activated
myofibroblasts in the liver secrete extracellular matrix proteins that generate the fibrous scar …

Hepatic inflammatory responses in liver fibrosis

L Hammerich, F Tacke - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2023 - nature.com
Chronic liver diseases such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or viral hepatitis are
characterized by persistent inflammation and subsequent liver fibrosis. Liver fibrosis critically …

Mechanisms of hepatic stellate cell activation

T Tsuchida, SL Friedman - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2017 - nature.com
Hepatic fibrosis is a dynamic process characterized by the net accumulation of extracellular
matrix resulting from chronic liver injury of any aetiology, including viral infection, alcoholic …

Liver fibrosis: mechanistic concepts and therapeutic perspectives

N Roehlen, E Crouchet, TF Baumert - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Liver fibrosis due to viral or metabolic chronic liver diseases is a major challenge of global
health. Correlating with liver disease progression, fibrosis is a key factor for liver disease …

Hepatic macrophages in liver homeostasis and diseases-diversity, plasticity and therapeutic opportunities

Y Wen, J Lambrecht, C Ju, F Tacke - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2021 - nature.com
Macrophages, which are key cellular components of the liver, have emerged as essential
players in the maintenance of hepatic homeostasis and in injury and repair processes in …

Resolving the fibrotic niche of human liver cirrhosis at single-cell level

P Ramachandran, R Dobie, JR Wilson-Kanamori… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Liver cirrhosis is a major cause of death worldwide and is characterized by extensive
fibrosis. There are currently no effective antifibrotic therapies available. To obtain a better …

Liver inflammation and fibrosis

Y Koyama, DA Brenner - The Journal of clinical …, 2017 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Chronic liver inflammation leads to fibrosis and cirrhosis, which is the 12th leading cause of
death in the United States. Hepatocyte steatosis is a component of metabolic syndrome and …

Targeting hepatic macrophages to treat liver diseases

F Tacke - Journal of hepatology, 2017 - Elsevier
Our view on liver macrophages in the context of health and disease has been reformed by
the recognition of a remarkable heterogeneity of phagocytes in the liver. Liver macrophages …

Macrophage functional diversity in NAFLD—more than inflammation

E Barreby, P Chen, M Aouadi - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2022 - nature.com
Macrophages have diverse phenotypes and functions due to differences in their origin,
location and pathophysiological context. Although their main role in the liver has been …