Homing in on the hepatic scar: recent advances in cell-specific targeting of liver fibrosis [version 1; referees: 3 approved]

Despite the high prevalence of liver disease globally, there are currently no approved anti-fibrotic therapies to treat patients with liver fibrosis. A major goal in anti-fibrotic therapy is the development of drug delivery systems that allow direct targeting of the major pro-scarring cell populatio...

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Main Authors: Ross Dobie, Neil C. Henderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2016-07-01
Series:F1000Research
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Online Access:http://f1000research.com/articles/5-1749/v1