Lipofuscin, an endogenous pigment, can be used as a near-infrared fluorescent biomarker to stage and to monitor the progression of chronic liver disease, as shown in mice with induced liver disease and in human livers biopsied from patients with liver fibrosis.

中文翻译：

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通过内源性色素检测肝脏疾病。

脂褐素是一种内源性色素，可用作近红外荧光生物标记物，用于分阶段和监测慢性肝病的进展，如在诱发肝病的小鼠和从肝纤维化患者活检的人肝中所示。