Cirrhotic Liver Cells, University of California San Diego (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Cirrhotic Liver Cells, University of California San Diego

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Suppression of the enzyme AMPK and activation of caspase-6, an enzyme involved in apoptosis or programmed cell death (in red), allows nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) to progress to liver cell death.

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