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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gastroenterology. 2012 Aug 8;143(5):1319–1329.e11. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2012.07.115

Figure 6. Hedgehog controls HSC fate by regulating metabolism.

Figure 6

Hh ligands released from dying hepatocytes activate Hh signaling in Q-HSC. This inhibits lipogenesis and glucogenogenesis while activating aerobic glycolysis (the Warburg effect). The resultant glycolytic end-products reprogram HSC into proliferative myofibroblasts.