Liver zonation–revisiting old questions with new technologies

RP Cunningham, N Porat-Shliom - Frontiers in physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Despite the ever-increasing prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the
etiology and pathogenesis remain poorly understood. This is due, in part, to the liver's …

Spatiotemporal metabolic liver zonation and consequences on pathophysiology

T Martini, F Naef, JS Tchorz - Annual Review of Pathology …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Hepatocytes are the main workers in the hepatic factory, managing metabolism of nutrients
and xenobiotics, production and recycling of proteins, and glucose and lipid homeostasis …

The spatiotemporal program of zonal liver regeneration following acute injury

S Ben-Moshe, T Veg, R Manco, S Dan, D Papinutti… - Cell Stem Cell, 2022 - cell.com
The liver carries a remarkable ability to regenerate rapidly after acute zonal damage. Single-
cell approaches are necessary to study this process, given the spatial heterogeneity of liver …

Liver zonation, revisited

J Paris, NC Henderson - Hepatology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The concept of hepatocyte functional zonation is well established, with differences in
metabolism and xenobiotic processing determined by multiple factors including oxygen and …

Dual genetic tracing reveals a unique fibroblast subpopulation modulating cardiac fibrosis

M Han, Z Liu, L Liu, X Huang, H Wang, W Pu, E Wang… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
After severe heart injury, fibroblasts are activated and proliferate excessively to form
scarring, leading to decreased cardiac function and eventually heart failure. It is unknown …

In vivo partial cellular reprogramming enhances liver plasticity and regeneration

T Hishida, M Yamamoto, Y Hishida-Nozaki, C Shao… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Mammals have limited regenerative capacity, whereas some vertebrates, like fish and
salamanders, are able to regenerate their organs efficiently. The regeneration in these …

[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] Senescent hepatic stellate cells promote liver regeneration through IL-6 and ligands of CXCR2

N Cheng, KH Kim, LF Lau - JCI insight, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Senescent cells have long been associated with deleterious effects in aging-related
pathologies, although recent studies have uncovered their beneficial roles in certain …

A single-nucleus transcriptomic atlas of primate liver aging uncovers the pro-senescence role of SREBP2 in hepatocytes

S Yang, C Liu, M Jiang, X Liu, L Geng, Y Zhang… - Protein & …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Aging increases the risk of liver diseases and systemic susceptibility to aging-related
diseases. However, cell type-specific changes and the underlying mechanism of liver aging …

The liver–immunity nexus and cancer immunotherapy

JC Lee, MD Green, LA Huppert, C Chow… - Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - AACR
The impact of liver metastases on immune checkpoint-inhibitor effectiveness in patients with
solid-tumor malignancies has been the focus of several recent clinical and translational …