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Editorial
. 2023 Sep 22;1(2):e100024.
doi: 10.1136/egastro-2023-100024. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Macrophages clear out necrotic liver lesions: a new magic trick revealed

Robim M Rodrigues  1 , Joost Boeckmans  1 , Tamara Vanhaecke  1
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Editorial

Macrophages clear out necrotic liver lesions: a new magic trick revealed

Robim M Rodrigues et al. eGastroenterology. .
No abstract available

Keywords: liver diseases; liver failure, acute.

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RMR is an eGastroenterology Editorial Board Member.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Multiplex immunofluorescence staining of liver tissue 48 hours after concanavalin A-induced liver injury. Monocyte-derived macrophages (MoMFs) (cyan) encapsulate the necrotic areas and promote the expression of SOX9 (red) in hepatocytes (HNF4α; green) adjacent to MoMFs. Endothelial cells (CD31; blue) and the membrane of hepatocytes (β-catenin; magenta) are also shown.
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