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IL-8 induces transdifferentiation of mature hepatocytes toward the cholangiocyte phenotype.
FEBS open bio - 1 Dec 2019
Sasaki Tokio, Suzuki Yuji, Kakisaka Keisuke, Wang Ting, Ishida Kazuyuki, Suzuki Akiko, Abe Hiroaki, Sugai Tamotsu, Takikawa Yasuhiro
Abstract excerpt
The adult mammalian liver exhibits a remarkable regenerative capacity, with different modes of regeneration according to the type and extent of injury. Hepatocyte-cholangiocyte biphenotypic liver progenitor cell populations appear under conditions of excessive injury. It has been reported that mature hepatocytes can transdifferentiate toward a cholangiocyte phenotype and be a cellular source of progenitor cell...
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