课题组的研究包括脂肪肝和肝癌的治疗，肝脏再生机理和应用，以及肝脏相关的基础生物学问题。方向包括但不局限于：

1. 脂肪肝治疗新靶点的研发；

2. 肝硬化和肝癌的缓解和治疗；

3. 肝脏再生的分子基础；

4. 肝脏的区块化代谢机理；

5. 肝脏非实质细胞在脂肪肝发生和发展中的作用。

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