Researchers from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine described the role of TRIM54 in cirrhosis progression using two independent animal models of chronic liver injury – a DEN-induced rat model and a CCl4-induced mouse model of liver cirrhosis.

Extracellular matrix specialist Engitix Ltd. is teaming up with GSK plc to delve into the mechanisms underlying regression of fibrosis after treatment for chronic liver disease, and identify and validate new drug targets involved in this process.

Researchers from Rectify Pharmaceuticals Inc. presented preclinical efficacy data on RTY-406, a novel dual-acting ABCB4/MDR3 and ABCB11/BSEP modulator, in animal models of primary sclerosing cholangitis.