Phenotypic features of hepatic stellate cell activation during liver injury and resolution. Following liver injury, hepatic stellate cells undergo "activation" which connotes a transition from ...
The ECM components in fibrotic liver are similar regardless of the underlying cause. Activation of hepatic stellate cells is the central event in hepatic fibrosis. These perisinusoidal cells ...
which causes fibrosis of the liver. This buildup of collagen and other fibrous tissue accelerates when hepatic stellate cells become activated during hepatitis, often resulting in liver cancer or ...