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A new liver regeneration molecular mechanism involving hepatic stellate cells, Kupffer cells, and glucose-regulated protein 78 as a new hepatotrophic factor.

Kei HagiwaraNorifumi HarimotoTakahiro YamanakaNorihiro IshiiTakehiko YokoboriMariko TsukagoshiAkira WatanabeKenichiro ArakiTomoharu YoshizumiKen Shirabe
Published in: Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences (2022)
The M2BPGi-activated KCs secrete GRP78, which facilitates liver regeneration and improves the survival in a lethal mice model. Our data suggest that the new hepatotrophic factor GRP78 may be a promising therapeutic tool for lethal liver failure.
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