Hepatocyte-specific Prominin-1 protects against liver injury-induced fibrosis by stabilizing SMAD7
Liver disease: Preventing progression of fibrosis Progression of liver fibrosis is kept in check by a regulatory protein that switches off a signaling pathway responsible for cell death and subsequent scar tissue formation. Liver fibrosis is a common outcome of alcoholism, viral infection, and hepat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2022-08-01
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Series: | Experimental and Molecular Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s12276-022-00831-y |