Herbal and dietary supplements account for roughly 20% of liver toxicity cases nationwide, according to 2017 research published in the journal Hepatology.

9,10 Thus, determining optimal thresholds of these non-invasive tests for longitudinal monitoring, which correlate with histological changes in liver fibrosis, is also essential for evaluating ...

To understand liver cancer, it helps to know about the normal structure of the liver and what the liver does. The liver is a large internal organ that is under your right ribs just beneath your right ...

Apoptosis and autophagy constitute the two self-destructive processes by which supernumerary, damaged or aged cells and organelles are eliminated. Beyond this homeostatic function, autophagy is ...

Newer on the scene is the enhanced liver fibrosis (ELF test), a simple blood test that measures three substances, including hyaluronic acid, that can help diagnose MASH and help monitor its progress.

The origins of cells contributing to pulmonary fibrosis have been identified, revealing that pathological cells originate from normal fibroblasts marked with leptin receptors in the lung's air sacs.

Sionna Therapeutics is eyeing a $156 million IPO as the cystic-fibrosis-focused biotech looks to take its lead candidate into phase 2. The Waltham, Massachusetts-based company already unveiled ...

Next, we will focus on the role of each of the six signaling pathways in liver fibrosis in recent years, especially their respective relationships with HSCs activation. More interestingly, we reviewed ...

Objective Follistatin-like protein 1 (FSTL1) is widely recognised as a secreted glycoprotein, but its role in modulating macrophage-related inflammation during liver fibrosis has not been documented.

Tumors can be noncancer (benign) or cancer (malignant). Fatty liver. This is a buildup of fat in the liver cells. Metabolic or autoimmune disease. Fibrosis of the liver. This is the growth of scar ...

Some of these dead cells will have died by a highly controlled process known as apoptosis. These so-called apoptotic cells display signals on their surface that nearby healthy cells recognize. This ...