But chronic liver diseases, especially metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), are more likely to develop as people age, and in general are extremely common—one recent ...

The liver has a unique structure, especially at the level of individual cells. Hepatocytes, the main liver cells, release bile into tiny channels called bile canaliculi, which drain into the bile duct ...

“Hepatocytes, the principal epithelial or parenchymal cells of the liver, account for approximately 80% of the liver’s mass and 70% of its cellular components. They play an indispensable role ...

Senescence of liver cells following acute severe liver disease - which can be caused by a number of diseases including viral infections or toxins such as paracetamol overdose - can cause ...

Adding bile acids as farnesoid X receptor agonists to the culture medium supported the growth and development of unique stem cell-derived hepatic organoids, report researchers from Japan. These ...

An inter-disciplinary team of researchers, funded by the University of Toronto’s Medicine by Design, has generated functional blood vessel cells found in the liver from stem cells – a discovery that ...

Using sophisticated tests on genetically modified mice, Moor and his team have discovered that the secret lies in certain proteins on the cell surface. When liver cells have a protein called Plexin-B2 ...