El CHC és el càncer de fetge més comú i la fase final de les malalties hepàtiques cròniques de diverses etiologies, com l'hepatitis viral, la malaltia hepàtica alcohòlica o la esteatohepatitis no alcohòlica (EHNA). Es preveu que el CHC per EHNA augmenti a tot el món a causa de la seva associació amb l'epidèmia d'obesitat i diabetis de tipus 2.
A recent study published in GUT, co-directed by Ki-Up Lee of the University of Ulsan, South Korea and José C. Fernandez-Checa, leader of the group "Mitochondrial regulation of cell death" at the IIBB, describes a new role for the Sphingomyelinase synthase 1 (SMS1) in hepatocellular death associated with the inflammation characteristic of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, called pyroptosis.
Science Week 2020 at the Barcelona Institute for Biomedical Research (IIBB-CSIC) has ended successfully.
Growth differentiation factor 11 (GDF11) has been characterized as a key regulator of tumor cell differentiation, playing a role as a tumor suppressor.
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The researcher Sara Figuerola explains the studies on the remodeling of the microvasculature by perivascular macrophages after a stroke which are part of the ENTRAIN CONSORTIUM and the Cerebrovascular Research Group of the IIBB-CSIC, led by Dr. Anna M Planas. Her research activity is funded through a project of the Horizon2020 program of the European Union.
Innovative optogenetic stimulation technique uses bursts of blue light to activate selectively neurons
The study has identified a neural circuit involved in the development of this genetic disease