Can we talk? The cryptic communications of hepatic stellate cells in lipid metabolism.

Friedman, Scott L · Cell Metab · 2025

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Abstract

The contributions of signals generated by hepatic stellate cells that regulate hepatocyte lipid and glucose homeostasis are largely unexplored. The article by Hansen et al. introduces a novel role of plasmalemma vesicle-associated protein (PLVAP), a membrane protein expressed by hepatic stellate cells, in regulating these pathways in hepatocytes during fasting.

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