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An optimized visualization and quantitative protocol for in-depth evaluation of lymphatic vessel architecture in the liver
Jeong J, Tanaka M, Yang Y, Arefyev N, DiRito J, Tietjen G, Zhang X, McConnell M, Utsumi T, Iwakiri Y. An optimized visualization and quantitative protocol for in-depth evaluation of lymphatic vessel architecture in the liver. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2023, 325: g379-g390. PMID: 37605828, PMCID: PMC10887843, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00139.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Reticulon 4B (Nogo‐B) is a novel regulator of hepatic fibrosis
Zhang D, Utsumi T, Huang H, Gao L, Sangwung P, Chung C, Shibao K, Okamoto K, Yamaguchi K, Groszmann RJ, Jozsef L, Hao Z, Sessa WC, Iwakiri Y. Reticulon 4B (Nogo‐B) is a novel regulator of hepatic fibrosis. Hepatology 2011, 53: 1306-1315. PMID: 21480333, PMCID: PMC3667398, DOI: 10.1002/hep.24200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile duct ligationLiver fibrosisPortal pressureKO micePortal hypertensionReticulon 4BWT mice 4 weeksMice 4 weeksFibrosis/cirrhosisSham-operated controlsB knockout miceHepatic stellate cellsPotential therapeutic targetHuman liver sectionsAbsence of NogoGrowth factor β stimulationMechanism of NogoTGFβ/SMAD2WT miceVascular injuryHepatic fibrosisSham operationCirrhotic liverDuct ligationStellate cells