The role of macrophages in liver fibrosis: composition, heterogeneity, and therapeutic strategies

Macrophages, the predominant immune cells in the liver, are essential for maintaining hepatic homeostasis and responding to liver injury caused by external stressors. The hepatic macrophage population is highly heterogeneous and plastic, mainly comprised of hepatic resident kuffer cells (KCs), monoc...

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Main Authors: Xiaocao Ma, Jia Qiu, Shubiao Zou, Liling Tan, Tingting Miao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1494250/full
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