TY - JOUR
T1 - Emerging and disease-specific mechanisms of hepatic stellate cell activation
AU - Wallace, M.C.
AU - Friedman, S.L.
AU - Mann, D.A.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Copyright © 2015 by Thieme Medical Publishers. Abstract The last decade has seen a rapid expansion in our understanding of the mechanisms leading to hepatic stellate cell activation. The classic activation pathway of initiation, perpetuation and regression remains as a useful model; however, the emergence of several new pathways and mediators has revealed a deeper complexity than previously appreciated. Although core fibrogenic pathways exist across organs and disease types, there is accumulating evidence for disease- and context-specific mechanisms that may modulate or drive hepatic fibrogenesis. Hence, a "one size fits all" approach to antifibrotic therapy may not be appropriate for all disease settings. The authors present a focused and concise update of the most recent advances in our understanding of hepatic stellate cell activation pathways, while highlighting several challenges that may be constraining progress. This summary provides a foundation to further expand our knowledge of this unique cell type and its contributions to human liver disease.
AB - Copyright © 2015 by Thieme Medical Publishers. Abstract The last decade has seen a rapid expansion in our understanding of the mechanisms leading to hepatic stellate cell activation. The classic activation pathway of initiation, perpetuation and regression remains as a useful model; however, the emergence of several new pathways and mediators has revealed a deeper complexity than previously appreciated. Although core fibrogenic pathways exist across organs and disease types, there is accumulating evidence for disease- and context-specific mechanisms that may modulate or drive hepatic fibrogenesis. Hence, a "one size fits all" approach to antifibrotic therapy may not be appropriate for all disease settings. The authors present a focused and concise update of the most recent advances in our understanding of hepatic stellate cell activation pathways, while highlighting several challenges that may be constraining progress. This summary provides a foundation to further expand our knowledge of this unique cell type and its contributions to human liver disease.
U2 - 10.1055/s-0035-1550060
DO - 10.1055/s-0035-1550060
M3 - Article
C2 - 25974897
SN - 0272-8087
VL - 35
SP - 107
EP - 118
JO - Seminars in Liver Disease
JF - Seminars in Liver Disease
IS - 2
ER -