Hepatic fibrosis—overview

SL Friedman - Toxicology, 2008 - Elsevier
The study of hepatic fibrosis, or scarring in response to chronic liver injury, has witnessed
tremendous progress in the past two decades. Clarification of the cellular sources of scar,
and emergence of hepatic stellate cells not only as a fibrogenic cell type, but also as a
critical immunomodulatory and homeostatic regulator are among the most salient advances.
Activation of hepatic stellate cells remains a central event in fibrosis, complemented by
evidence of additional sources of matrix-producing cells including bone marrow, portal …