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(Left) AIM is taken up into healthy liver cells, where it inhibits lipid storage and prevents steatosis, an illness caused by the buildup of excess lipid inside cells. (Right) In a liver with HCC, AIM accumulates on the cell surface, resulting in the activation of the complement cascade and inducing necrotic cell death. Dead HCC cells are then cleared by liver macrophages.
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© 2014 Toru Miyazaki.
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