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ArticleNature communications2024

Heterogeneity of hepatocyte dynamics restores liver architecture after chemical, physical or viral damage.

Inmaculada Ruz-Maldonado, John T Gonzalez, Hanming Zhang, Jonathan Sun, Alicia Bort, Inamul Kabir, Richard G Kibbey, Yajaira Suárez, Daniel M Greif, Carlos Fernández-Hernando

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
7.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Inmaculada Ruz-MaldonadoVascular Biology and Therapeutics Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
John T GonzalezVascular Biology and Therapeutics Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1020-8783
Hanming ZhangVascular Biology and Therapeutics Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
Jonathan SunVascular Biology and Therapeutics Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
Alicia BortVascular Biology and Therapeutics Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
Inamul KabirYale Cardiovascular Research Center, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6207-1785
Richard G KibbeyYale Center of Molecular and Systems Metabolism, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.
Yajaira SuárezVascular Biology and Therapeutics Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4549-2953
Daniel M GreifYale Cardiovascular Research Center, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9842-3751
Carlos Fernández-HernandoVascular Biology and Therapeutics Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA. carlos.fernandez@yale.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-3950-1924
Yale University · US

Funding

Yale Liver CenterP30DK034989 · NIDDK · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI YASUKO IWAKIRI · 1986 to 2026
$31.1M
Novel insights into the molecular and cellular mechanism regulating lipid metabolism and atherosclerosisR35HL135820 · NHLBI · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI FERNANDEZ HERNANDO, CARLOS · 2017 to 2023
$6.0M
Insights into the molecular mechanisms regulating vascular and immune metabolism in vascular diseasesR35HL155988 · NHLBI · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI Yajaira Suarez · 2021 to 2026
$5.6M
NHLBI NIH HHS R35 HL135820NHLBI NIH HHS R35 HL155988NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK034989
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Midlobular hepatocytes are proposed to be the most plastic hepatic cell, providing a reservoir for hepatocyte proliferation during homeostasis and regeneration. However, other mechanisms beyond hyperplasia have been little explored and the contribution of other hepatocyte subpopulations to regeneration has been controversial. Thus, re-examining hepatocyte dynamics during regeneration is critical for cell therapy and treatment of liver diseases. Using a mouse model of hepatocyte- and non-hepatocyte- multicolor lineage tracing, we demonstrate that midlobular hepatocytes also undergo hypertrophy in response to chemical, physical, and viral insults. Our study shows that this subpopulation also combats liver impairment after infection with coronavirus. Furthermore, we demonstrate that pericentral hepatocytes also expand in number and size during the repair process and Galectin-9-CD44 pathway may be critical for driving these processes. Notably, we also identified that transdifferentiation and cell fusion during regeneration after severe injury contribute to recover hepatic function.

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Liver DiseasesLiver RegenerationAnimalsCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalHepatocytesLiver

Identifiers

PMID38341404
PMCPMC10858916
OpenAlexW4391722435

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