Lipoprotein Lipase Up‐regulation in Hepatic Stellate Cells Exacerbates Liver Fibrosis in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Mice

Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) plays a central role in incorporating plasma lipids into tissues and regulates lipid metabolism and energy balance in the human body. Conversely, LPL expression is almost absent in normal adult livers. Therefore, its physiological role in the liver remains unknown. We aimed...

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Main Authors: Toshiaki Teratani, Kengo Tomita, Hirotaka Furuhashi, Nao Sugihara, Masaaki Higashiyama, Makoto Nishikawa, Rie Irie, Takeshi Takajo, Akinori Wada, Kazuki Horiuchi, Kenichi Inaba, Yoshinori Hanawa, Naoki Shibuya, Yoshikiyo Okada, Chie Kurihara, Shin Nishii, Akinori Mizoguchi, Hideaki Hozumi, Chikako Watanabe, Shunsuke Komoto, Shigeaki Nagao, Junji Yamamoto, Soichiro Miura, Ryota Hokari, Tananori Kanai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW 2019-08-01
Series:Hepatology Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1383