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Covid‐19 and Liver Injury: Role of Inflammatory Endotheliopathy, Platelet Dysfunction, and Thrombosis
McConnell MJ, Kondo R, Kawaguchi N, Iwakiri Y. Covid‐19 and Liver Injury: Role of Inflammatory Endotheliopathy, Platelet Dysfunction, and Thrombosis. Hepatology Communications 2022, 6: 255-269. PMID: 34658172, PMCID: PMC8652692, DOI: 10.1002/hep4.1843.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver injurySARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptomsAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Alcohol-related liver diseaseSARS-CoV-2 infectionRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Chronic liver failureLiver-related complicationsDirect viral infectionElevated aspartate aminotransferaseSyndrome coronavirus 2COVID-19Pathophysiologic explanationLiver failureLiver diseasePlatelet dysfunctionVascular inflammationInflammatory environmentHepatic effectsAlanine aminotransferaseViral infectionAspartate aminotransferaseHepatic foci
2023
Overexpression of NgBR inhibits high-fat diet–induced atherosclerosis in ApoE-deficiency mice
Gong K, Wang M, Wang D, Gao Y, Ma L, Yang X, Zhu X, Chen S, Zhang M, Li H, Chen Y, Hu W, Miao Q, Iwakiri Y, Liao C, Duan Y, Han J. Overexpression of NgBR inhibits high-fat diet–induced atherosclerosis in ApoE-deficiency mice. Hepatology Communications 2023, 7: e0048. PMID: 36996002, PMCID: PMC10069848, DOI: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNgBR overexpressionScavenger receptor type BIHigh-fat diet-induced atherosclerosisApolipoprotein E deficient miceApoE deficiency miceApoE-/- miceDiet-induced atherosclerosisHigh-fat dietLevels of cholesterolBile acid synthesisCholesterol synthesis genesInflammatory factorsVascular inflammationProtein kinase αSinus lesionsHepatic steatosisAortic rootRisk factorsDeficient miceAtherosclerosis treatmentFree fatty acidsCholesterol metabolismAtherosclerosisAcid synthesisAAV injection