ReviewFood and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association2020
The liver fibrosis niche: Novel insights into the interplay between fibrosis-composing mesenchymal cells, immune cells, endothelial cells, and extracellular matrix.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals immune-peritubular myoid cell crosstalk driving testicular interstitial fibrosis in idiopathic non-obstructive azoospermia.Cell & bioscience · 2026Article
- mRNA-laden LNP-enabled in situ CAR-macrophage alleviates liver fibrosis via inhibiting activated HSCs and modulating the immune microenvironment.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Precise delivery of medical gases by engineered nanomedicine for enhanced liver fibrosis therapy.Materials today. Bio · 2026Review
- ECM1 produced by hepatic stellate cells serves as a gatekeeper of liver homeostasis in hepatic fibrosis.Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) · 2026Article
- The Extracellular Matrix in Liver Regeneration: Biological and Therapeutic Insights.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Network Rewiring in the Aging Immune System: From Chronic Inflammation to Age-Related Pathologies.Cells · 2026Review
- Integrated WGCNA of lncRNA-mRNA Networks Identifies Novel Hub Genes and Potential Therapeutic Agents for Liver Cirrhosis via Molecular Docking Validation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Plant-Derived miR-55 Alleviates Liver Fibrosis by Disrupting the CK2α/SMO Complex and Promoting SMO Ubiquitination.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Ferroptosis in liver diseases: molecular mechanisms, biomarker potential, and clinical translation.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Mesenchymal stem cells in intrahepatic and extrahepatic biliary diseases: mechanisms and therapeutic applications.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Mechanisms underlying the role of the oral-gut-liver axis in the promotion of liver fibrosis by periodontal disease: an interacting network of inflammation, microbiota, and barrier function.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Review
- Cancer Vaccines: Molecular Mechanisms, Clinical Progress, and Combination Immunotherapies with a Focus on Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Review
- Cutting-edge insights into liver fibrosis: advanced therapeutic strategies and future perspectives using engineered mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes.Drug delivery and translational research · 2025Review
- Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cells in the Regulation of Immune Responses and Fibrosis in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Challenges ofFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025Review
- Chitinase 3-like protein 1: a diagnostic biomarker for early liver fibrosis in autoimmune liver diseases.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Pharmacotherapy of Liver Fibrosis and Hepatitis: Recent Advances.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
Liver fibrosis is a hepatic wound-healing response caused by chronic liver diseases that include viral hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, and cholestatic liver disease. Liver fibrosis eventually progresses to cirrhosis that is histologically characterized by an abnormal liver architecture that includes distortion of liver parenchyma, formation of regenerative nodules, and a massive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM). Despite intensive investigations into the underlying mechanisms of liver fibrosis, developments of anti-fibrotic therapies for liver fibrosis are still unsatisfactory. Recent novel experimental approaches, such as single-cell RNA sequencing and proteomics, have revealed the heterogeneity of ECM-producing cells (mesenchymal cells) and ECM-regulating cells (immune cells and endothelial cells). These approaches have accelerated the identification of fibrosis-specific subpopulations among these cell types. The ECM also consists of heterogenous components. Their production, degradation, deposition, and remodeling are dynamically regulated in liver fibrosis, further affecting the functions of cells responsible for fibrosis. These cellular and ECM elements cooperatively form a unique microenvironment: a fibrotic niche. Understanding the complex interplay between these elements could lead to a better understanding of underlying fibrosis mechanisms and to the development of effective therapies.
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