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Secret boss of the liver: Star-shaped cells that promote fibrosis also regulate liver health

Secret boss of the liver: Star-shaped cells that promote fibrosis also regulate liver health

Researchers from Columbia University and the German Cancer Center have found that stellate cells—star-shaped liver cells long known as the main perpetrators of liver fibrosis—have a commanding role in protecting and sustaining the liver's organization and function before they go rogue and cause liver damage.

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