CD14 expression and Kupffer cell dysfunction in non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis: Superparamagnetic iron oxide‐magnetic resonance image and pathologic correlation

Abstract

KC phagocytic function evaluated with SPIO-MRI correlated with histopathological severity and number of CD14-positive KCs. These results support the concept that KC phagocytic dysfunction contributes to the pathogenesis of NASH.