Fighting Liver Fibrosis, the Wound that Never Heals (IMAGE)

Salk Institute

Fighting Liver Fibrosis, the Wound that Never Heals

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Liver cells in a dish (left) become scar tissue when exposed to carcinogens (center). The Salk team found that the molecule JQ1 blocks scarring in animals by preventing normal liver cells from changing into scar-producing cells (right).

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