Exposure to bacterial cell wall products triggers an inflammatory phenotype in hepatic stellate cells.

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Activated hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) secrete extracellular matrix components during hepatic fibrosis, but recent studies have shown that HSCs can also release a variety of proinflammatory cytokines. Moreover, bacterial endotoxemia is not only associated with systemic complications in the late stages of liver failure but is also a direct cause of liver damage, activating resident inflammatory cells. In this...

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