Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM-2) modulates TLR4-mediated inflammation in bone marrow (BM)-derived macrophages but its function in liver ... primary hepatic macrophages and ...

Hepatoprotection has been documented by improvement in liver function tests ... they are particularly abundant in the photosynthetic cells of higher plants, but also in the animal kingdom.

As noted above, stellate cell activation is the central event in hepatic fibrosis. Activation consists of 2 major phases: (1) initiation (also called apreinflammatory stage) and (2) perpetuation ...

Researchers from the University of Illinois have identified a key process coordinating liver maturation and polyploidization, ...

Explore how the liver functions, common liver conditions, and tips to maintain liver health through lifestyle changes like ...

Excessive alcohol use can harm the body in many ways, including an increase in the risk of various cancers. It damages liver ...

The research found that heavy drinkers with either diabetes, high blood pressure or a high waist circumference are as much as 2.4 times more likely to develop advanced liver disease.

Liver diseases are a major health concern globally, and are associated with poor survival and prognosis of patients. This creates the need for patients to accept the main alternative treatment of ...

all of which can stimulate the normal liver to induce an inflammatory response. Various cells in the liver, mainly hepatocytes, macrophages, and HSCs, secrete inflammatory cytokines (mainly IL-1β, ...

Bone-marrow-derived multipotent progenitor stromal cells — or mesenchymal stem cells ... their long-term effects on immune function and tumorigenic risk are still unknown (Box 2).

Stem cell biotechnology is a field of biotechnology ... reveals the role of microglia in supporting neuronal growth and function, as well as protecting neurons from neurodegeneration.