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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 vessels
2007
The Molecules
Iwakiri Y. The Molecules. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2007, 41: s288-s294. PMID: 17975478, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e3181468b4c.BooksMeSH KeywordsAdrenomedullinAnimalsArteriesBiological FactorsCannabinoid Receptor ModulatorsCarbon MonoxideCoenzymesEndothelium, VascularEpoprostenolHumansHydrogen SulfideHypertension, PortalLiver CirrhosisNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIPortal PressureSplanchnic CirculationTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUp-RegulationVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVasodilationVasodilator Agents