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