Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease experiences accumulation of hepatic liquid crystal associated with increasing lipophagy

Abstract Background In the past 30 years, incidences of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has risen by 30%. However, there is still no clear mechanism or accurate method of anticipating liver failure. Here we reveal the phase transitions of liquid crystalline qualities in hepatic lipid dropl...

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Main Authors: Liyang Wang, MengMeng Xu, Odell D. Jones, Zhongguang Li, Yu Liang, Qiuxia Yu, Jiali Li, Yajun Wu, Xinjuan Lei, Boling He, Huimin Yue, Liqin Xiao, Rong Zhou, Wei Zhang, Xin Zhou, Yuhui Zhang, Joseph L. Bryant, Jianjie Ma, Yingli Liu, Xuehong Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Cell & Bioscience
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13578-020-00414-2