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Autophagy affects hepatic fibrosis progression by regulating macrophage polarization and exosome secretion

Environmental Toxicology 2023 16 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 45 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.
Zongqiang Hu, Gang Chen, Chuntao Yan, Zhiqiang Li, Tao Wu, Li Li, Shengning Zhang

Summary

This study found that autophagy regulates hepatic fibrosis progression by controlling macrophage polarization and exosome secretion, which in turn modulates hepatic stellate cell activation.

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This study was showed that autophagy could regulate fibrosis by promoting HSC activation by regulating macrophage polarization and exosome secretion.

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