Macrophage Activation in Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Correlates with Hepatic Progenitor Cell Response via Wnt3a Pathway.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is one of the most important causes of liver-related morbidity in children. In non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the activation of liver resident macrophage pool is a central event in the progression of liver injury. The aims of the present study were to evaluate t...

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Main Authors: Guido Carpino, Valerio Nobili, Anastasia Renzi, Cristiano De Stefanis, Laura Stronati, Antonio Franchitto, Anna Alisi, Paolo Onori, Rita De Vito, Gianfranco Alpini, Eugenio Gaudio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4911160?pdf=render