New 3D NASH model in a dish (IMAGE)

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

New 3D NASH model in a dish

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Left panel: Expression of Collagen I protein in green indicates that fibrosis, one of the NASH characters, is formed in the NASH organoids. DAPI staining in blue shows nuclie of cells. Right panel: Expression of ?-Smooth muscle actin protein in green indicates that hepatic stellate cells were activated in the NASH organoids. This also represents one of the NASH characters.

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T. Usui / TUAT

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