Scar wars: Repairing the liver

Numerous chronic diseases cause scarring of the liver — a condition called fibrosis. Left unchecked, this scarring can lead to cirrhosis, in which the liver’s function deteriorates. It can also lead directly to liver failure and increase the risk of cancer in the organ.

This scarring has long been considered irreversible, but advances in science are beginning to challenge that dogma, offering fresh insights into the liver's in-built repair mechanisms.

This animation explores several of the latest therapeutic approaches that aim to tap into this self-healing capacity.

CORRECTION: At 1:43 the word 'myofibroblasts' is misspelt.

[Cao-Cao-Blue-Army]

Something satisfying about watching a dirty scar liver get healed.

[shaneweidle]

Way back in 1982, I got Jaundice from drinking water in Calcutta India, The doctor told me to stop eating anything with oil or sault for 3 months, I lost 22 lbs and felt great, that's all I had to do. Now, after all the eating and drinking I have been doing over the years, I will be going back to what the doctor said, or I will be dead soon.

[rburk]

Just had an ultrasound on my liver. Going to the doctor about it today. Hope nothing is too bad.

[Camaroz]

0:36 Funny how they show fat and protein when it should be sweets and refined carbohydrates.

[natalieturner]

Serrapeptase, Nattokinase, Lumbrokinase, bromelaine, vit e

[wangshucobb]

When will this become available? This has been more than a year after the video comes out. What can we do as a whole to speed up the process. If we can get the vaccine ready in a year for covid, there got to be a way to get this treatment work sooner so we can save millions of people world wide.

[gazzz-yzxc]

I’m 24 and I’ve got liver disease because of the chemotherapy and drugs that helped me fight off Leukaemia when I was 4! My social life is shit I hate it, I can’t drink alcohol or fly

[piotrwojdelko]

after years of moderate occasionally heavy drinking I have decided to drink once a week one bottle of wine when I'm on holiday not to drink every day one bottle but every alternative day and I hope I can keep doing it now up to when I'm 80 yrs old .It means 40 yrs more .

[krg]

Nattokinase is an enzyme that helps remove fibrin's, rather than taking a drug.
Stopping all alcohol consumption is very important.

[Chevalier]

El hígado, uno de los más asombrosos órganos del cuerpo humano, incluso diría que es el máximo referente en regeneración. Excelente video como siempre.

[JFK]

Food is the cause and food is the solution. Avoid carbs 100%.

[nailboy]

This all sounds nice but now I'm wondering about the possible side effects. I know there's got to be some. Sounds too good to be true. Know what I mean, Vern?

[antoniadamski]

Cool video. Could you add literature citation, or other references? Everything is more reliable when you share your sources. Like kurtzgesagt videos for example. Thouse are also amazing and highly informative.

[CanadianPermacultureLegacy]

A great way to keep lives healthy I also teach on my cold climate gardening permaculture channel - put good clean healthy home grown food in your body, and reduce the load on your liver to have to clean chemicals from the food you eat. Sometimes the best solutions are to not get sick in the first place, by fueling your body with good clean chemical free food, grown in nutrient rich soils.

[theepicgarden]

Alcohol is horrible guys! Take it from me i drank super heavy for couple years in a row everyday. I regret it so much! Suffering all sorts of weird crazy anxiety and twitchiness now, horrible panic attacks n other things

[JohnMark-bxks]

Is the EGG MODEL to demonstrate FIBROSIS as the egg is fresh I and is liquidy While hard. a hard-boiled egg similar to a fibrosis diseased liver.

[lohitkapoor]

fatty liver disease isn't caused by intake of eggs, meat or fatty foods but by intake of carbs..

[fantasyteamshorts]

The video is 2 years ago...no practical solution found yet

[JohnMark-bxks]

The bodys attempt to repair itself was detremental to its healing, maybe your cells are uncoordinated properly. THINK OF YOUR BODY is not merely
Compose of billions cells there should be a sense of ONENESS within those 1 billion cells

[merima]

Spear me of science fiction and futuristic plans...is therenow a treatement that improves fibrosis?