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. 2021 Jul 14;12:707429. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.707429

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Extracellular vesicles in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). During the process of lipotoxicity, a large number of EVs released from liver carry inflammatory molecules to liver non-parenchymal cells (macrophages, HSCs, and endothelial cell), which can promote liver inflammation, angiogenesis, and fibrosis.