Project Details
Description
Autophagy is a metabolic process that degrades and recycles intracellular organelles and proteins with many connections to human disease and physiology. We studied the role of autophagy during hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation, a key event in liver fibrogenesis.
| Acronym | IWT515 |
|---|---|
| Status | Finished |
| Effective start/end date | 1/01/11 → 31/12/14 |
Keywords
- Fibrosis
- Hepatic Stellate Cells
- Histon (de)acetylation
- Stellate cell activation
- Liver Cell Transplantation
- Liver Sinusoidal Cells
- Sinusoidal Cells
- Portal hypertension
- cirrhosis
- Cytoskeleton
- Cell Biology
- Fat-Storing Cells
- NASH / NAFLD
- Intermediate Filaments
- liver stem / progenitor cells
- Flow Cytometry
- Metabolic Syndrome
Flemish discipline codes in use since 2023
- Biological sciences
- Electrical and electronic engineering
- Basic sciences
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