细胞凋亡被认为是胚细胞悄然死亡的形式,许多资料甚至认为是胚胎发生和器官(如乳腺和子宫)快速重建所允许出现的生理性过程。凋亡不同于坏死的特征表现为死亡细胞悄然消失的过程中不引起组织毁坏或炎症。凋亡细胞被邻近细胞或组织巨噬细胞清除,而凋亡细胞却未导致循环白细胞增加。在近期发行的肝脏学杂志上,Lawson等的工作引起我们 Apoptosis is thought to be a form of quiet death of germ cells, and much of the data is even thought of as a physiological process that permits embryogenesis and rapid rebuilding of organs such as the breast and uterus. Apoptosis, which is distinct from necrosis, is characterized by the fact that dead cells quietly disappear without causing tissue destruction or inflammation. Apoptotic cells are cleared by adjacent cells or tissue macrophages, whereas apoptotic cells do not lead to increased circulating leukocytes. In the recently published issue of the journal Liverology, Lawson et al’s work elicited us