Scientists Identify New Liver Cell Cluster in MASH, Opening 1 Therapeutic Target
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Updated · Blackchronicle · May 30
Scientists Identify New Liver Cell Cluster in MASH, Opening 1 Therapeutic Target
3 articles · Updated · Blackchronicle · May 30
Summary
A newly identified cluster of liver cells appears only in livers affected by MASH, a severe metabolic liver disease that can progress to cancer.
Researchers reported in The Journal of Clinical Investigation that the cells activate a gene helping the liver adapt to metabolic stress, pointing to a mechanism behind disease response.
That pathway could give drug developers a new therapeutic target to shield the liver from chronic damage and slow or stop metabolic disease progression.
The finding adds to efforts to better understand MASH, a condition tied to metabolic dysfunction and a growing source of serious liver illness.