FCTC stands for connective tissue growth factor. These cells are macrophages whose main activity is to remove and detoxify exogenous and endogenous agents particularly those from intestinal bacterial endotoxins. These include bacterial lipopolysaccharide LPS, a B inducer of inflammation 9. The response of Kupffer cells to a damaging stimulus activates HSCs.
Estas células son macrófagos cuya actividad fundamental es eliminar y detoxificar agentes exógenos y endógenos particularmente endotoxinas bacterianas provenientes del intestino como el LPS, lipopolisacárido bacteriano, potente inductor de inflamación 9.