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HSD17B13 Couples Hepatocyte Lipid Metabolism to Stellate Cell Activation via TGFb-1 Signaling
Naideline Raymond, Lawrence M. Lifshitz, Kyounghee Min…·Michael Czech
This study identifies HSD17B13 as a dual metabolic and profibrotic effector that drives TGFb-1-dependent activation of hepatic stellate cells, linking lipid metabolism to fibrogenesis in MASH.
DOI 10.1101/2025.10.14.682191