2023
The Sympathetic Nervous System Promotes Hepatic Lymphangiogenesis, which Is Protective Against Liver Fibrosis
Tanaka M, Jeong J, Thomas C, Zhang X, Zhang P, Saruwatari J, Kondo R, McConnell M, Utsumi T, Iwakiri Y. The Sympathetic Nervous System Promotes Hepatic Lymphangiogenesis, which Is Protective Against Liver Fibrosis. American Journal Of Pathology 2023, 193: 2182-2202. PMID: 37673329, PMCID: PMC10699132, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2023.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartial portal vein ligationNoncirrhotic portal hypertensionCirrhotic patientsVascular endothelial growth factorLiver fibrosisEndothelial growth factorPortal hypertensionSympathetic denervationSympathetic nervesBDL ratsVascular diseaseIdiopathic noncirrhotic portal hypertensionGrowth factorPortal hypertensive patientsPortal vein ligationSympathetic nervous systemMechanisms of lymphangiogenesisCeliac ganglionectomyHypertensive patientsLymphatic vessel numberLiver biopsyLiver cirrhosisVein ligationPPVL ratsHepatic lymphatic vesselsAn optimized visualization and quantitative protocol for in-depth evaluation of lymphatic vessel architecture in the liver
Jeong J, Tanaka M, Yang Y, Arefyev N, DiRito J, Tietjen G, Zhang X, McConnell M, Utsumi T, Iwakiri Y. An optimized visualization and quantitative protocol for in-depth evaluation of lymphatic vessel architecture in the liver. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2023, 325: g379-g390. PMID: 37605828, PMCID: PMC10887843, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00139.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe evolving role of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in liver health and disease
McConnell M, Kostallari E, Ibrahim S, Iwakiri Y. The evolving role of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in liver health and disease. Hepatology 2023, 78: 649-669. PMID: 36626620, PMCID: PMC10315420, DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000000207.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsLiver diseaseAlcohol-associated liver diseaseEndothelial cellsLiver transplant rejectionIschemia-reperfusion injuryLiver sinusoidal endothelial cellsSinusoidal endothelial cellsPortal hypertensionLiver inflammationMicrovascular thrombosisViral hepatitisReperfusion injuryTransplant rejectionLiver healthLiver pathologyLiver homeostasisLiver regenerationQuiescent phenotypePathological processesUnique populationDiseaseLSECLiver biologyGene expression profilesInflammation
2017
Biology of portal hypertension
McConnell M, Iwakiri Y. Biology of portal hypertension. Hepatology International 2017, 12: 11-23. PMID: 29075990, PMCID: PMC7090883, DOI: 10.1007/s12072-017-9826-x.BooksMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAscitesBlood PlateletsEndothelial CellsEsophageal and Gastric VaricesFibrosisGastrointestinal HemorrhageHepatic EncephalopathyHepatic Veno-Occlusive DiseaseHepatorenal SyndromeHumansHypertension, PortalLiverMiceMicrovesselsModels, AnimalNeovascularization, PathologicRenal InsufficiencySplanchnic CirculationThrombosisVascular ResistanceConceptsLiver sinusoidal endothelial cellsPortal hypertensionMicrovascular thrombosisHepatic stellate cell activationHyperdynamic circulatory syndromeSystemic arterial vasodilationChronic liver diseaseIntrahepatic vascular resistanceSinusoidal portal hypertensionPortal hypertension resultsStellate cell activationSinusoidal endothelial cellsVascular biology researchHepatorenal syndromeGastroesophageal varicesVariceal hemorrhageVascular resistanceArterial vasodilationCirculatory syndromeRenal failureHepatic encephalopathyHypertension resultsLiver diseasePortosystemic shuntMesenteric vasculature