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 ...

The aging and failure of cells that occurs when the liver is damaged can spread to other organs, suggests a new study in mice ...

Two classic signs of liver disease--spider angiomata and palmar erythema--occur routinely in two thirds of women during normal pregnancy. Their presence does not necessarily correlate with liver ...

Our faculty participate actively in innovative research. Projects span from natural killer cell function, to tumor suppression by bitter melon, to participation in national liver pathology study ...

The most frequent liver cancers are hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatoblastoma (formed by immature liver cells ... in hepatoblastoma using histology-guided RNA sequencing and functional ...