• Genome-wide analysis of DNA methylation and gene Expression patterns in purified, uncultures human liver cells and activated hepatic stellate cells 

      Taghdouini, Adil El; Sørensen, Anita Løvstad; Reiner, Andrew Henry; Coll, Mar; Verhulst, Stefaan; Mannaerts, Inge; Øie, Cristina Ionica; Smedsrød, Bård; Najimi, Mustapha; Sokal, Etienne; Luttun, Aernout; Sancho-Bru, Pau; Collas, Philippe; Grunsven, Leo A van (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-31)
      <p>Background & Aims: Liver fibrogenesis – scarring of the liver that can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer – is characterized by hepatocyte impairment, capillarization of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) and hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation. To date, the molecular determinants of a healthy human liver cell phenotype remain largely uncharacterized. Here, we assess the transcriptome ...
    • Modelling fatty liver disease with mouse liver-derived multicellular spheroids 

      van Os, Elise Anne; Cools, Laura; Eysackers, Nathalie; Szafranska, Karolina; Smout, Ayla; Verhulst, Stefaan; Reynaert, Hendrik; McCourt, Peter Anthony; Mannaerts, Inge; van Grunsven, Leo A. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-28)
      Chronic liver disease can lead to liver fibrosis and ultimately cirrhosis, which is a significant health burden and a major cause of death worldwide. Reliable in vitro models are lacking and thus mono-cultures of cell lines are still used to study liver disease and evaluate candidate anti-fibrotic drugs. We established functional multicellular liver spheroid (MCLS) cultures using primary mouse ...