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Perivenous Stellate Cells Are the Main Source of Myofibroblasts and Cancer‐Associated Fibroblasts Formed After Chronic Liver Injuries

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76

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28

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2021

Year

Shanshan Wang, Xinyu Tang, Minghui Lin, Jia Yuan, Yi Peng, Xiujuan Yin, Guoguo Shang, Gaoxiang Ge, Zhenggang Ren, Bo Zhou
Hepatology

Abstract

In conclusion, Tcf21-CreER-targeted perivenous stellate cells are the main source of myofibroblasts and CAFs in chronically injured livers. TGF-β signaling links HSC activation to liver fibrosis and tumorigenesis.

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