Crosstalk Between Autophagy and Innate Immunity: A Pivotal Role in Hepatic Fibrosis

• Main Authors: Li Chen (Author), Desong Kong (Author), Siwei Xia (Author), Feixia Wang (Author), Zhanghao Li (Author), Feng Zhang (Author), Shizhong Zheng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Liver fibrosis is a repair process of chronic liver injuries induced by toxic substances, pathogens, and inflammation, which exhibits a feature such as deposition of the extracellular matrix. The initiation and progression of liver fibrosis heavily relies on excessive activation of hepatic stellate...