2020
Pathophysiology of Portal Hypertension
Iwakiri Y, Groszmann R. Pathophysiology of Portal Hypertension. 2020, 659-669. DOI: 10.1002/9781119436812.ch51.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPortal hypertensionGastroesophageal variceal hemorrhageHyperdynamic circulatory syndromeIntrahepatic portal hypertensionNew blood vessel formationPre-existing vascular bedExtrahepatic circulationVariceal hemorrhageCirculatory syndromeLiver cirrhosisLethal complicationVascular toneVascular bedHypertensionFrequent causeCell-specific modulationPlatelet activationBlood vessel formationOrgans/tissuesVasoconstrictor moleculesCirrhosisTherapeutic purposesVessel formationPathophysiologySubsequent development
2014
Vascular pathobiology in chronic liver disease and cirrhosis – Current status and future directions
Iwakiri Y, Shah V, Rockey DC. Vascular pathobiology in chronic liver disease and cirrhosis – Current status and future directions. Journal Of Hepatology 2014, 61: 912-924. PMID: 24911462, PMCID: PMC4346093, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2014.05.047.BooksConceptsChronic liver diseasePortal hypertensionLiver diseaseLiver fibrosis/cirrhosisVascular cellsMesenteric vascular circulationFibrosis/cirrhosisDynamic vascular changesCollateral vessel formationHepatic stellate cellsSinusoidal endothelial cellsGrowth factor pathwaysGrowth factor βExtrahepatic circulationExtrahepatic vasculatureArterial vasodilationLiver injuryVascular changesVasoactive peptidesHypertensionVascular pathobiologySystemic circulationStellate cellsVascular processesLiver vasculature
2011
Endothelial dysfunction in the regulation of cirrhosis and portal hypertension
Iwakiri Y. Endothelial dysfunction in the regulation of cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Liver International 2011, 32: 199-213. PMID: 21745318, PMCID: PMC3676636, DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2011.02579.x.BooksConceptsLiver sinusoidal endothelial cellsPortal hypertensionEndothelial dysfunctionArterial vasodilationPortosystemic collateral vesselsProduction of vasodilatorsDevelopment of cirrhosisCollateral vessel formationPathological vascular eventsSinusoidal endothelial cellsExtrahepatic circulationIntrahepatic resistanceOesophageal varicesVascular eventsVascular resistanceVasodilator moleculeCollateral vesselsSinusoidal microcirculationPortal veinHypertensionSystemic circulationBlood flowCirrhosisDysfunctionNitric oxide