News tagged with liver cells
Building the right cells
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Jan 04, 2009 |
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Just after 5 p.m. doors rattle shut and feet begin to shuffle past the narrow lab where Karim Si-Tayeb sits hunched over a microscope, all but invisible to the scientists leaving the Medical College of Wisconsin. Si-Tayeb ...
Stem cells with potential to regenerate injured liver tissue identified
Nov 12, 2008 |
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A novel protein marker has been found that identifies rare adult liver stem cells, whose ability to regenerate injured liver tissue has the potential for cell-replacement therapy. For the first time, researchers ...
Senescence in liver cells can provoke a beneficial immune reaction
Aug 21, 2008 |
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Although post-reproductive life in humans is often associated with decline and a loss of powers, an analogous state in certain cells -- called senescence -- is proving to be one of ironic potency. Scientists at Cold Spring ...
To protect against liver disease, body puts cells 'under arrest'
Aug 21, 2008 |
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A stable form of cell-cycle arrest known to offer potent protection against cancer also limits liver fibrosis, a condition characterized by an excess of fibrous tissue, according to a new report in the August 22nd Cell, a Cell ...
Researchers find a new role for a 'Foxy Old Gene'
Aug 01, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered that a protein called FOXA2 controls genes that maintain the proper level of bile in the liver. FOXA2 may become the focus for ...
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