2021
Development of a Scoring System to Differentiate Amiodarone-Induced Liver Injury From Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
González IA, Fuller LD, Zhang X, Papke DJ, Zhao L, Zhang D, Liao X, Liu X, Fiel MI, Zhang X. Development of a Scoring System to Differentiate Amiodarone-Induced Liver Injury From Alcoholic Steatohepatitis. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2021, 157: 434-442. PMID: 34596220, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqab142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmiodarone-induced liver injuryAlcoholic steatohepatitisScoring systemLiver injuryTest cohortDifferent histologic featuresHepatocyte ballooning degenerationMallory-Denk bodiesNeutrophilic inflammationHistologic featuresPericellular fibrosisMacrovesicular steatosisBallooning degenerationHistologic differencesLiver parenchymaCohortSteatohepatitisInjuryFurther validationInitial studyZone 1SatellitosisCholestasisSteatosisInflammationPathological characteristics of liver sinusoidal thrombosis in COVID‐19 patients: A series of 43 cases
Kondo R, Kawaguchi N, McConnell MJ, Sonzogni A, Licini L, Valle C, Bonaffini PA, Sironi S, Alessio MG, Previtali G, Seghezzi M, Zhang X, Sun Z, Utsumi T, Strazzabosco M, Iwakiri Y. Pathological characteristics of liver sinusoidal thrombosis in COVID‐19 patients: A series of 43 cases. Hepatology Research 2021, 51: 1000-1006. PMID: 34260803, PMCID: PMC8444906, DOI: 10.1111/hepr.13696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 patientsVon Willebrand factorLiver injuryPatient's liverPapa Giovanni XXIII HospitalHigher serum ALTLiver sinusoidal endothelial cellsLiver biopsy samplesSinusoidal endothelial cellsSinusoidal thrombosisSerum ALTAST levelsPathological characteristicsHigher fibrinogenPlatelet microthrombiBiopsy samplesMultiple organsPatientsDisease severityCoronavirus diseaseLiverEndothelial cellsInjurySecondary damageWillebrand factorLiver injury in COVID-19 and IL-6 trans-signaling-induced endotheliopathy
McConnell MJ, Kawaguchi N, Kondo R, Sonzogni A, Licini L, Valle C, Bonaffini PA, Sironi S, Alessio MG, Previtali G, Seghezzi M, Zhang X, Lee A, Pine AB, Chun HJ, Zhang X, Fernandez-Hernando C, Qing H, Wang A, Price C, Sun Z, Utsumi T, Hwa J, Strazzabosco M, Iwakiri Y. Liver injury in COVID-19 and IL-6 trans-signaling-induced endotheliopathy. Journal Of Hepatology 2021, 75: 647-658. PMID: 33991637, PMCID: PMC8285256, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.04.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver sinusoidal endothelial cellsLiver injuryInterleukin-6Sinusoidal endothelial cellsAlanine aminotransferaseLiver histologyD-dimerCOVID-19Primary human liver sinusoidal endothelial cellsSARS-CoV-2 infectionHuman liver sinusoidal endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsSoluble glycoprotein 130IL-6 levelsSmall-interfering RNA knockdownJAK inhibitor ruxolitinibFactor VIII activityProinflammatory factorsInflammatory signalsLarge cohortInhibitor ruxolitinibVWF antigenEndotheliopathyPatientsInjury
2018
The microscopic anatomy of the esophagus including the individual layers, specialized tissues, and unique components and their responses to injury
Zhang X, Patil D, Odze RD, Zhao L, Lisovsky M, Guindi M, Riddell R, Bellizzi A, Yantiss RK, Nalbantoglu I, Appelman HD. The microscopic anatomy of the esophagus including the individual layers, specialized tissues, and unique components and their responses to injury. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2018, 1434: 304-318. PMID: 29761508, DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13705.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsSubmucosal nerve plexusNormal microscopic anatomyMicroscopic anatomyInlet patchSquamous liningSphincter mechanismNerve plexusSubmucosal glandsGastric mucosaGastrointestinal tractDistal aspectEsophageal wallIngested substancesEsophagusInjuryProximal partLymphatic vesselsPattern of reactionProtective functionStomachSpecific protective functionAnatomySpecific responsesSpecialized tissuesNerve