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New therapies for hepatic fibrosis
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Koyama Y
; Brenner DA
Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol
2015[Sep]; 39 Suppl 1
(0 1
): S75-9
PMID26206573
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Liver fibrosis is an outcome of many chronic diseases, and often results in
cirrhosis, liver failure, and portal hypertension. Liver transplantation is the
only treatment available for patients with advanced stages of liver cirrhosis.
Therefore, alternative methods are required to develop new strategies for
anti-fibrotic therapy. Various kinds of hepatocyte injuries cause inflammatory
reactions, which lead to activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs). Continuous
liver injuries maintain these activated HSCs, and they are called as
myofibroblasts. Myofibroblasts proliferate in response to various kinds of
cytokines and produce extracellular matrix proteins (ECMs). Myofibroblasts
undergo apoptosis and inactivation when the underlying causative etiologies are
cleared. Here, we describe the current knowledge of targeting the activated HSCs
as a therapeutic target for liver fibrosis.