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 …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular and molecular mechanisms in the pathogenesis of liver fibrosis: An update

GÖ Elpek - World journal of gastroenterology: WJG, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There have been considerable recent advances towards a better understanding of the
complex cellular and molecular network underlying liver fibrogenesis. Recent data indicate …

Cellular mechanisms of tissue fibrosis. 5. Novel insights into liver fibrosis

A Mallat, S Lotersztajn - American Journal of Physiology …, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
Liver fibrosis is the common scarring reaction associated with chronic liver injury that results
from prolonged parenchymal cell injury and/or inflammation. The fibrogenic response is …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophages: central regulators of hepatic fibrogenesis and fibrosis resolution

P Ramachandran, JP Iredale - Journal of hepatology, 2012 - journal-of-hepatology.eu
Hepatic fibrosis is the common end point to chronic injury of varied aetiology. There is now
excellent evidence in both human studies and animal models that liver fibrosis is a …

Liver fibrogenesis and the role of hepatic stellate cells: new insights and prospects for therapy

D Li, S Friedman - Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatic fibrosis is a wound‐healing response to chronic liver injury, which if persistent leads
to cirrhosis and liver failure. Exciting progress has been made in understanding the …

Mechanisms of hepatic fibrogenesis

UE Lee, SL Friedman - Best practice & research Clinical gastroenterology, 2011 - Elsevier
Multiple etiologies of liver disease lead to liver fibrosis through integrated signaling networks
that regulate the deposition of extracellular matrix. This cascade of responses drives the …

Liver fibrosis: a bidirectional model of fibrogenesis and resolution

P Ramachandran, JP Iredale - QJM: An International Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Liver fibrosis is the generic response to chronic injury of varying aetiologies. A number of
common mechanisms link this response to the pathogenesis of fibrosis in other organs …

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 …

Resolution of liver fibrosis: basic mechanisms and clinical relevance

P Ramachandran, JP Iredale… - Seminars in liver …, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
With evidence from a large number of animal models and clinical trials, it is now beyond
debate that liver fibrosis and even cirrhosis are potentially reversible if the underlying cause …

Therapeutic targets in liver fibrosis

JA Fallowfield - American Journal of Physiology …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
Detailed analysis of the cellular and molecular mechanisms that mediate liver fibrosis has
provided a framework for therapeutic approaches to prevent, slow down, or even reverse …