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The 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
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Portal Hypertension in Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis
McConnell M, Iwakiri Y. Portal Hypertension in Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis. Current Hepatology Reports 2023, 22: 67-73. PMID: 37214274, PMCID: PMC10075503, DOI: 10.1007/s11901-023-00601-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcoholic hepatitisPortal hypertensionMajor public health problemAlcohol‐Associated HepatitisLiver-related morbidityPublic health problemReviewThis review articleIntrahepatic vasoconstrictionHospital admissionPortal inflowPerisinusoidal fibrosisHypertensionHealth problemsLiver vasculatureHepatitisClinical perspectiveMultiple possible mechanismsReview articlePossible mechanismPhlebosclerosisVasoconstrictionMorbidityInflammationAdmissionFibrosis