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Molecular Pathways Governing the Termination of Liver Regeneration

  • Lianne R. de Haan
  • , Rowan F. van Golen
  • , Michal Heger
  • Jiaxing University
  • Medical Center Of Alkmaar
  • Leiden University - Excl LUMC

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Abstract

The liver has the unique capacity to regenerate, and up to 70% of the liver can be removed without detrimental consequences to the organism. Liver regeneration is a complex process involving multiple signaling networks and organs. Liver regeneration proceeds through three phases: the initiation phase, the growth phase, and the termination phase. Termination of liver regeneration occurs when the liver reaches a liver-to-body weight that is required for homeostasis, the so-called “hepatostat.” The initiation and growth phases have been the subject ofmany studies. Themolecular pathways that govern the termination phase, however, remain to be fully elucidated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)500-558
Number of pages59
JournalPharmacological Reviews
Volume76
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2024

Bibliographical note

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© 2024, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapy (ASPET). All rights reserved.

Funding

Address correspondence to: Michal Heger, Jiaxing Key Laboratory for Photonanomedicine and Experimental Therapeutics, Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Medicine, Jiaxing University, 118 Jiahang Rd, Nanhu District, 314001 Jiaxing, Zhejiang, P. R. China. E-mail: michal. [email protected]; or Michal Heger, Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands. E-mail: [email protected] This work was supported by grants from the Dutch Cancer Foundation [KWF project # 10666], a Zhejiang Provincial Foreign Expert Program Grant, Zhejiang Provincial Key Natural Science Foundation of China [#Z20H160031], and a grant for the establishment of the Jiaxing Key Laboratory for Photonanomedicine and Experimental Therapeutics (to M.H.). The work comprises a chapter in the doctoral dissertation of L.R.d.H., entitled \u201CThe role of bile acids in liver regeneration,\u201D which was successfully defended on September 14, 2023. No author has an actual or perceived conflict of interest with the contents of this article. dx.doi.org/10.1124/pharmrev.123.000955.

FundersFunder number
Cancer Couch Foundation
Zhejiang Provincial Key Natural Science Foundation of China
Zhejiang Provincial Foreign Expert Program
KWF Kankerbestrijding10666

    Keywords

    • Activated-receptor-gamma
    • Ccaat/enhancer-binding-protein
    • Glycogen-synthase kinase-3
    • Growth-factor-beta
    • Hsp90 inhibitor auy922
    • I dose-escalation
    • Portal-vein ligation
    • Retaspimycin hydrochloride ipi-504
    • Shock-protein 90
    • Tumor-necrosis-factor

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