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  "id": 14953284,
  "title": "The hepatic sinusoid is a site of microvascular complications of hyperglycemia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/the-hepatic-sinusoid-is-a-site-of-microvascular-complications-of",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.15.759306v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Diabetes is the strongest independent predictor of progression of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, yet how glucose injures the liver is poorly understood. In the retina and kidney, hyperglycemia damages the microvascular endothelium through a shared mechanism in which unrestricted glucose entry inhibits…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}