pericyte hepatic stellate cell BTO:0002741 BrendaTissueOBO HSC HSC cell Hepatic stellate cells are pericytes found in the perisinusoidal space (a small area between the sinusoids and hepatocytes) of the liver. The stellate cell is the major cell type involved in liver fibrosis, which is the formation of scar tissue in response to liver damage. Ito cell liver stellate cell nonparenchymal liver cell