Nitric oxide and vascular remodeling modulate hepatic arterial vascular resistance in the isolated perfused cirrhotic rat liver
Zipprich A, Loureiro-Silva MR, Jain D, D’Silva I, Groszmann RJ. Nitric oxide and vascular remodeling modulate hepatic arterial vascular resistance in the isolated perfused cirrhotic rat liver. Journal Of Hepatology 2008, 49: 739-745. PMID: 18804307, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2008.06.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic arterial resistanceArterial resistanceSmooth muscle nucleiL-NMMAHepatic arterial vascular resistanceArterial vascular resistanceMuscle nucleiCirrhotic rat liverRole of NODose-response curveVascular resistanceHepatic arteryArterial remodelingCirrhotic modelVascular remodelingHepatic arteriolesCirrhosisMethoxamineNitric oxideWall thicknessRat liverArteryBDLMain modulatorRemodelingBiliary and Pancreatic Dysgenesis in Mice Harboring a Mutation in Pkhd1
Gallagher AR, Esquivel EL, Briere TS, Tian X, Mitobe M, Menezes LF, Markowitz GS, Jain D, Onuchic LF, Somlo S. Biliary and Pancreatic Dysgenesis in Mice Harboring a Mutation in Pkhd1. American Journal Of Pathology 2008, 172: 417-429. PMID: 18202188, PMCID: PMC2312372, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2008.070381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBile DuctsBiliary TractBlotting, SouthernBlotting, WesternCiliaDisease Models, AnimalHumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationKidney Tubules, ProximalLiver DiseasesMiceMice, Mutant StrainsMutationPancreatic DiseasesPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal RecessiveReceptors, Cell SurfaceReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsPolycystic kidney diseaseAutosomal recessive polycystic kidney diseaseRecessive polycystic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseMouse modelCommon bile duct dilationBile duct dilationBile duct proliferationAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseProgressive cyst formationDistal nephron segmentsDominant polycystic kidney diseaseExtrahepatic manifestationsDuct dilationBiliary tractPeriportal fibrosisDuct proliferationBile ductFibrocystic diseaseOrthologous modelPancreatic cystsProximal tubulesMice harboringSusceptibility of tissuesNephron segments