"LSECtin plays a key role in regulating the liver's immune system," explains the UMH researcher, "as its activity as an ...

A team of Chinese researchers led by Prof. WANG Likun from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has ...

Researchers from Columbia University and the German Cancer Center have found that stellate cells—star-shaped liver cells long known as the main perpetrators of liver fibrosis—have a commanding ...

In contrast, alpha cells secrete glucagon in response to decreased blood glucose levels, and this hormone binds to glucagon receptors in the liver. This binding stimulates breakdown of glycogen ...

Katie Thurston has shared an update after revealing earlier this month that she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The former ...

A study conducted by Prof. Thai-Yen Ling at National Taiwan University underscores the potential of small extracellular ...

A new study suggests that beta blockers could reduce fat accumulation in the liver of mice genetically predisposed to ...

Here, we report a strategy to increase the activity of dendritic cells and improve ... the tumor microenvironment in liver cancer, including the role of CXCR4, a receptor for CXCL12, which helps ...

Flow cytometric analysis of the transfected 293T cells or several hematopoietic cell lines (32D, BaF3 and WEHI-3) confirmed cell surface expression of this receptor (data not shown). To examine ...