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Liver Progenitor Cells: Cellular Origins, Plasticity, and Signaling Pathways in Liver Regeneration.

Jinsol Han, Ahyeon Sung, Hayeong Jeong, Youngmi Jung

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Review in Biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jinsol HanInstitute of Systems Biology, Pusan National University, Pusan 46241, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5317-9409
Ahyeon SungDepartment of Integrated Biological Science, College of Natural Science, Pusan National University, Pusan 46241, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0002-2747-6685
Hayeong JeongDepartment of Integrated Biological Science, College of Natural Science, Pusan National University, Pusan 46241, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2096-4419
Youngmi JungInstitute of Systems Biology, Pusan National University, Pusan 46241, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2189-0658

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea RS2025-00517677
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The liver has a notable regenerative capacity, primarily through hepatocyte proliferation. However, when this process is impaired-due to severe and/or chronic injury-liver progenitor cells (LPCs) serve as a facultative reserve to restore hepatic function. LPCs, which are a bipotent and heterogeneous population located near the canals of Hering, can differentiate into hepatocytes and cholangiocytes. Recent evidence suggests that LPCs may originate from mature hepatic cells-such as hepatocytes, cholangiocytes, and hepatic stellate cells-through dedifferentiation under specific injury conditions. Cellular plasticity in the liver is governed by complex signaling networks that regulate LPC activation, maintenance, and lineage commitment. However, the precise cellular origin of LPCs and the mechanisms driving their activation remain incompletely defined. Therefore, this review aims to synthesize current insights into LPC biology and emphasize their diverse cellular origins, functional roles in liver regeneration, and the key signaling pathways involved. A deeper understanding of LPC dynamics may ultimately guide the development of novel therapeutic strategies to enhance liver regeneration in chronic liver disease.

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cellular plasticitycholangiocytesdedifferentiationhepatic stellate cellshepatocytesliver progenitor cellsliver regeneration

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PMID41154764
PMCPMC12561536

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