Purinergic signalling in liver diseases: Pathological functions and therapeutic opportunitiesKey points

Summary: Extracellular nucleotides, including ATP, are essential regulators of liver function and serve as danger signals that trigger inflammation upon injury. Ectonucleotidases, which are expressed by liver-resident cells and recruited immune cells sequentially hydrolyse nucleotides to adenosine....

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Main Authors: Ping Wang, Jidong Jia, Dong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:JHEP Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589555920300999