Guest guest Posted October 16, 2006 Report Posted October 16, 2006 > PSC is a fibrotic disease, meaning the bile ducts and then the rest of the liver develops scar > tissue. The liver has its own stem cells, which is why it is so good at regenerating, but guess > where they are? In the epithelium lining the smallest bile ducts (they are called oval cells). In > PSC the ducts are invaded by scar tissue, limiting the ability of these cells to regenerate. > Hi Martha, thanks for that, a friend had said 'I thought the liver was very good at healing itself, why is your liver not doing that'?. I made some Homer Simpson 'duhing' noises and admitted I didn't know. Your statement tells me all I need to know and is now in my 'Liver document folder'. I am not very good at reading or writing and do appreciate all information on this board, even if I have to print it off and read it with a ruler under each line, plus - thanks to Nina - Wikipedia on line for me to make sense of things. Thanks again everyone with all the information and help. Quote
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