Fibrotic liver has prompt recovery after ischemia/reperfusion injury.

In conclusion, fibrotic liver clears necrotic areas and restores normal parenchyma faster than normal liver after I/R. This beneficial response appears to be directly related to the increased numbers of non-parenchymal cells, particularly phagocytic macrophages, in the fibrotic liver. PMID: 31961717 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Am J Physiol Gastroi... - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol Source Type: research