Hepatic inflammatory responses in liver fibrosis

L Hammerich, F Tacke - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2023 - nature.com
Chronic liver diseases such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or viral hepatitis are
characterized by persistent inflammation and subsequent liver fibrosis. Liver fibrosis critically …

Immunomodulation by endothelial cells—partnering up with the immune system?

J Amersfoort, G Eelen, P Carmeliet - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2022 - nature.com
Blood vessel endothelial cells (ECs) have long been known to modulate inflammation by
regulating immune cell trafficking, activation status and function. However, whether the …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial proteogenomics reveals distinct and evolutionarily conserved hepatic macrophage niches

M Guilliams, J Bonnardel, B Haest, B Vanderborght… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
The liver is the largest solid organ in the body, yet it remains incompletely characterized.
Here we present a spatial proteogenomic atlas of the healthy and obese human and murine …

Liver macrophages in health and disease

M Guilliams, CL Scott - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Single-cell and spatial transcriptomic technologies have revealed an underappreciated
heterogeneity of liver macrophages. This has led us to rethink the involvement of …

Immune cell-mediated features of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

T Huby, EL Gautier - Nature reviews immunology, 2022 - nature.com
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) includes a range of hepatic manifestations,
starting with liver steatosis and potentially evolving towards non-alcoholic steatohepatitis …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: the interplay between metabolism, microbes and immunity

H Tilg, TE Adolph, M Dudek, P Knolle - Nature metabolism, 2021 - nature.com
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has emerged pandemically across the globe and
particularly affects patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes. NAFLD is a complex systemic …

The gut–liver axis and gut microbiota in health and liver disease

CL Hsu, B Schnabl - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
The trillions of microorganisms in the human intestine are important regulators of health, and
disruptions in the gut microbial communities can cause disease. The gut, liver and immune …

The immunological and metabolic landscape in primary and metastatic liver cancer

X Li, P Ramadori, D Pfister, M Seehawer… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The liver is the sixth most common site of primary cancer in humans, and generally arises in
a background of cirrhosis and inflammation. Moreover, the liver is frequently colonized by …

Macrophage functional diversity in NAFLD—more than inflammation

E Barreby, P Chen, M Aouadi - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2022 - nature.com
Macrophages have diverse phenotypes and functions due to differences in their origin,
location and pathophysiological context. Although their main role in the liver has been …

Role of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in liver diseases

J Gracia-Sancho, E Caparrós… - Nature reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) form the wall of the hepatic sinusoids. Unlike
other capillaries, they lack an organized basement membrane and have cytoplasm that is …