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. 2020 Nov 19;11:5785. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19558-3

Fig. 6. Model of hepatocyte response to acute liver injury.

Fig. 6

a Wnt secretion from the pericentral endothelium functions in the maintenance of the pericentral gene expression gradient in normal, quiescent liver. b Wnt secretion from macrophages aids in functional compensation of midzonal and periportal hepatocytes during the pre-proliferation phase of acute liver injury. c Wnt secreation is essential for both functional compensation and activation of the proliferative response during regeneration. Compensating hepatocytes contribute to a maintenance of hepatic function, whereas proliferating hepatocytes selectively down-regulate a subset of hepatic genes.