Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) lies in direct contact with the myocardium, influencing adjacent myocardial tissue through adipokine signaling, adipocyte infiltration, and fibrotic remodeling in ...

Fibrosis involves an overgrowth of fibroblasts within an organ, together with uncontrolled elaboration of extracellular matrix protein and deposition of proteases, accompanied by the production of ...

Excessive alcohol drinking promotes alcoholic liver disease (ALD) such as steatosis, steatohepatitis, fibrosis to cirrhosis and finally to hepatocellular carcinoma, the leading causes of death among ...