Can endocan serve as a molecular "hepatostat" in liver regeneration?

• Main Authors: Sinan Efe Yazici (Author), Mustafa Emre Gedik (Author), Can Berk Leblebici (Author), Kemal Kosemehmetoglu (Author), Gurcan Gunaydin (Author), Ahmet Bulent Dogrul (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Intriguingly, liver regeneration after injury does not induce uncontrolled growth and the underlying mechanisms of such a "hepatostat" are still not clear. Endocan, a proteoglycan, was implicated in liver regeneration. It can support the function of hepatocyte growth fa...