Featured Publications
Hepatic lymphatic vascular system in health and disease
Jeong J, Tanaka M, Iwakiri Y. Hepatic lymphatic vascular system in health and disease. Journal Of Hepatology 2022, 77: 206-218. PMID: 35157960, PMCID: PMC9870070, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2022.01.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver diseaseNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseLymphatic systemFatty liver diseaseCongenital liver diseasesPotential therapeutic strategyHepatic lymphatic systemLiver transplantationPortal hypertensionMalignant tumorsTherapeutic strategiesDisease pathogenesisHepatic physiologyDiseasePathological conditionsSpecific markersLymphatic vesselsVascular systemLymphatic vascular systemOrgansTissue homeostasisHypertensionTransplantationPathophysiologyPathogenesis
2016
The Hepatic Lymphatic Vascular System: Structure, Function, Markers, and Lymphangiogenesis
Tanaka M, Iwakiri Y. The Hepatic Lymphatic Vascular System: Structure, Function, Markers, and Lymphangiogenesis. Cellular And Molecular Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2016, 2: 733-749. PMID: 28105461, PMCID: PMC5240041, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2016.09.002.BooksVascular systemLymphatic vascular systemLymphatic vessel dysfunctionTransgenic animal modelsLiver lymphaticsVessel dysfunctionAnimal modelsStudy of lymphaticsFluid homeostasisLymphatic endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsSpecific markersVascular researchTissue fluid homeostasisLymphaticsMarkersCurrent knowledgeCell isolationLymphangiogenesisDysfunctionPathogenesisDiseaseLiver
2013
The lymphatic vascular system in liver diseases: its role in ascites formation
Chung C, Iwakiri Y. The lymphatic vascular system in liver diseases: its role in ascites formation. Clinical And Molecular Hepatology 2013, 19: 99-104. PMID: 23837133, PMCID: PMC3701854, DOI: 10.3350/cmh.2013.19.2.99.BooksConceptsLiver fibrosis/cirrhosisFibrosis/cirrhosisLiver diseasePortal hypertensionAscites formationVascular systemLymphatic vascular systemNormal vascular functionPotential therapeutic targetVascular functionLiver tumorsTherapeutic targetDiseaseLymphatic systemTumor metastasisCirrhosisHypertensionLymphatic vesselsCirculatory systemPathogenesisLymphangiogenesisMetastasisTumorsLiverRole