This suggests these cells may be useful as new therapeutic targets for various liver conditions. The work appears in the journal Immunity. Macrophages are specialized immune cells located in every ...

As a metabolic center, the liver prevents inappropriate immune responses to abundant dietary antigens within the liver that could result in liver injury. This self-preservation mechanism can however ...

This regeneration occurs through the division of hepatocytes (liver cells), which respond to tissue loss by increasing their proliferation. Living liver donors typically recover well but must be ...

Jan. 27, 2025 — A study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing serious ...

The rest of the alcohol can damage and destroy liver cells. The liver is very good at regenerating itself. However, in people who regularly drink too much alcohol, the damaged liver cannot ...

Liver cancer, or hepatic cancer, is a malignant tumour that grows on the surface or inside the liver. The leading cause is a viral infection with hepatitis B or C virus. The most frequent liver ...

Objective Bone marrow-derived myeloid cells accumulate in the liver as monocytes and macrophages during the progression of obesity-related non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) to steatohepatitis ...

cell function, and intercellular interactions. Moreover, the use of multiplex immunohistochemistry (mIHC) (Tan et al., 2020). Through the use of mIHC, EMT triplets and BAP31 in liver cancer can be ...

This manuscript offers valuable insights by identifying two distinct liver cancer subtypes through multi-omics integration and developing a robust prognostic model, validated across various datasets, ...

the liver cells can regenerate. “Even in your 50s and 60s you can have a huge impact by reducing the amount of alcohol you drink.” Changing your diet and lifestyle can have a further impact.

Cirrhosis is the severe scarring or fibrosis of the liver. It happens in the late stage of liver disease and other conditions that involve liver damage. The scarring that occurs with cirrhosis is ...