Communications Biology (Aug 2022)

miR-182-5p promotes hepatocyte-stellate cell crosstalk to facilitate liver regeneration

  • Ting Xiao,
  • Wen Meng,
  • Zhangliu Jin,
  • Jing Wang,
  • Jiangming Deng,
  • Jie Wen,
  • Bilian Liu,
  • Meilian Liu,
  • Juli Bai,
  • Feng Liu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03714-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Hepatic miR-182-5p is identified as a key regulator of liver regeneration by stimulating Cyp7a1-mediated cholic acid production in hepatocytes and activating hedgehog (Hh) signaling, consequently increasing cell proliferation.