Effect of free fatty acids on TGF-β1 mediated fibrogenesis in hepatic stellate cells
These results suggest that in activated HSCs, palmitate oxidation is reduced and that TCA cycle intermediates derived from palmitate are used as carbon sources for amino acid production that supports collagen synthesis and secretion.
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Gilead Sciences (United States) (US)
- Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance (AU)
- RMIT University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Molecular Metabolism
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2025.102309
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Liver physiology and pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.64