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Vincent Merens

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Merens V, Knetemann E, Gurbuz E, De Smet V, Messaoudi N, Reynaert H, et al.
JHEP Rep . 2025 Jan; 7(1):101223. PMID: 39758511
Background & Aims: The progression of chronic liver disease (CLD) is characterized by excessive extracellular matrix deposition, disrupting hepatic architecture and function. Upon liver injury, hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) differentiate...
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Cools L, Dastjerd M, Smout A, Merens V, Yang Y, Reynaert H, et al.
Biofabrication . 2024 Jun; 16(3). PMID: 38865994
The lack of adequate humanmodels that recapitulate the cellular composition and response of the human liver to injury hampers the development of anti-fibrotic drugs. The goal of this study was...
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De Smet V, Eysackers N, Merens V, Dastjerd M, Halder G, Verhulst S, et al.
Cell Death Dis . 2021 Nov; 12(12):1110. PMID: 34839349
Activated hepatic stellate cells (aHSC) are the main source of extra cellular matrix in liver fibrosis. Activation is classically divided in two phases: initiation and perpetuation. Currently, HSC-based therapeutic candidates...