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Seven Steps to Stellate Cells
Published on: May 10, 2011
Key regulators of hepatic stellate cell activation in alcohol liver Disease: A comprehensive review
Pramod Patidar1, Nik Hirani2, Shreya Bharti1
1Department of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering (BSBE), Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IITI), Indore, India.
Abstract:
Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a broad category of disorders that begin with liver injury, lead to liver fibrosis, and ultimately conclude in alcohol-induced liver cirrhosis, the most chronic and irreversible liver damage. Liver fibrosis (LF) is a common pathological characteristic observed in most chronic liver inflammatory conditions that involve prolonged inflammation. In this review, we have summarized ethanol-mediated hepatic stellate cell (HSCs) activation and its role in liver fibrosis progression. We highlight important molecular mechanisms that are modulated by ethanol, play a role in the activation of HSCs and the progression of liver fibrosis and identifying potential targets to ameliorate liver fibrosis.
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