Liver fibrosis occurs when the sinusoidal ☆stellate cells are activated by cytokines, inflammatory cells, and other stimuli. Persistent activation of stellate cells
→differentiate into a myofibroblast upon injury and plays a large role ln the production of fibrosis in cirrhosis
(nodules of a cirrhotic liver are composed of ☆hepatocytes)
stellate cells store vitamin A during quiescent phase
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