[HTML][HTML] Amino acid metabolism, transport and signalling in the liver revisited

CC Paulusma, WH Lamers, S Broer… - Biochemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The liver controls the systemic exposure of amino acids entering via the gastro-intestinal
tract. For most amino acids except branched chain amino acids, hepatic uptake is very …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell RNA sequencing of human liver reveals hepatic stellate cell heterogeneity

VL Payen, A Lavergne, NA Sarika, M Colonval, L Karim… - Jhep Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & Aims The multiple vital functions of the human liver are performed by highly
specialised parenchymal and non-parenchymal cells organised in complex collaborative …

[HTML][HTML] Loss of liver function in chronic liver disease: An identity crisis

C Berasain, M Arechederra, J Argemí… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Adult hepatocyte identity is constructed throughout embryonic development and fine-tuned
after birth. A multinodular network of transcription factors, along with pre-mRNA splicing …

[HTML][HTML] Lipid metabolism in development and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma

M Sangineto, R Villani, F Cavallone, A Romano… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Metabolic reprogramming is critically involved in the development and progression of
cancer. In particular, lipid metabolism has been investigated as a source of energy, micro …

Cirrhosis: a questioned risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma

A Garrido, N Djouder - Trends in cancer, 2021 - cell.com
The liver is one of the major metabolic organs in the body, susceptible to injury caused by
various factors. In response to injury, sophisticated mechanisms are engaged to repair and …

[HTML][HTML] Liver cancer initiation requires p53 inhibition by CD44-enhanced growth factor signaling

D Dhar, L Antonucci, H Nakagawa, JY Kim, E Glitzner… - Cancer cell, 2018 - cell.com
How fully differentiated cells that experience carcinogenic insults become proliferative
cancer progenitors that acquire multiple initiating mutations is not clear. This question is of …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell transcriptomics reveals zone-specific alterations of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in cirrhosis

T Su, Y Yang, S Lai, J Jeong, Y Jung… - Cellular and molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Dysfunction of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) is permissive for the
progression of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis and responsible for its clinical complications. Here …

Inflammatory and fibrotic mechanisms in NAFLD—Implications for new treatment strategies

YA Lee, SL Friedman - Journal of Internal Medicine, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease is comprised of either simple steatosis (non‐alcoholic fatty
liver) or a more advanced inflammatory and fibrogenic stage (non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis …

[HTML][HTML] Biliary Atresia–emerging diagnostic and therapy opportunities

U Lendahl, VCH Lui, PHY Chung, PKH Tam - EBioMedicine, 2021 - thelancet.com
Biliary Atresia is a devastating pediatric cholangiopathy affecting the bile ducts of the liver. In
this review, we describe recent progress in the understanding of liver development with a …

[HTML][HTML] Reconstruction of cell spatial organization from single-cell RNA sequencing data based on ligand-receptor mediated self-assembly

X Ren, G Zhong, Q Zhang, L Zhang, Y Sun, Z Zhang - Cell research, 2020 - nature.com
Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has revolutionized transcriptomic studies by
providing unprecedented cellular and molecular throughputs, but spatial information of …