T-cells from the liver and lymph nodes show promising potential for future treatments of liver cancer, according to a new ...

Hepatocytes, as the most abundant cell type in liver, are a potent source of fibrogenic lipid peroxides in inflammatory liver diseases. Platelets are a potent source of growth factors, and are ...

HHMI researchers solve a longstanding mystery about the origin of new cells in the liver. Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists have identified stem cells in the liver that give rise to ...

A more recent approach is transplantation of mature liver cells, known as hepatocytes. “The problem is obtaining sufficient quantities of fully functioning hepatocytes,” says Ochiya.

Here, we report that TRAIL is constitutively expressed on murine natural killer (NK) cells in the liver and plays a substantial role in suppressing tumor metastasis. Freshly isolated NK cells ...