Scientists Find Way to Reverse Fatty Liver Disease Without Changing Diet

Scientists Find Way to Reverse Fatty Liver Disease Without Changing Diet

A newly identified population of dysfunctional immune cells may play a central role in both aging and chronic disease. UCLA researchers have uncovered a rogue group of immune cells that may be quietly driving both aging and chronic liver disease. These cells accumulate over time in tissues, especially in the liver, and appear to fuel [...]

UCLA researchers discover key driver of fatty liver disease, inflammation and aging

A small cluster of damaged immune cells can do outsized harm. That is the picture emerging from new research at UCLA, where scientists identified a rogue population of macrophages, the tissue-patrolling immune cells that normally clean up debris and help maintain order. In aging livers, and in livers damaged by fatty liver disease, those cells can slip into a senescent state. They stop dividing, refuse to die and begin sending out inflammatory s…