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The Sympathetic Nervous System Promotes Hepatic Lymphangiogenesis, which Is Protective Against Liver Fibrosis
Tanaka M, Jeong J, Thomas C, Zhang X, Zhang P, Saruwatari J, Kondo R, McConnell M, Utsumi T, Iwakiri Y. The Sympathetic Nervous System Promotes Hepatic Lymphangiogenesis, which Is Protective Against Liver Fibrosis. American Journal Of Pathology 2023, 193: 2182-2202. PMID: 37673329, PMCID: PMC10699132, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2023.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartial portal vein ligationNoncirrhotic portal hypertensionCirrhotic patientsVascular endothelial growth factorLiver fibrosisEndothelial growth factorPortal hypertensionSympathetic denervationSympathetic nervesBDL ratsVascular diseaseIdiopathic noncirrhotic portal hypertensionGrowth factorPortal hypertensive patientsPortal vein ligationSympathetic nervous systemMechanisms of lymphangiogenesisCeliac ganglionectomyHypertensive patientsLymphatic vessel numberLiver biopsyLiver cirrhosisVein ligationPPVL ratsHepatic lymphatic vessels
2013
eNOS-derived nitric oxide regulates endothelial barrier function through VE-cadherin and Rho GTPases
Di Lorenzo A, Lin MI, Murata T, Landskroner-Eiger S, Schleicher M, Kothiya M, Iwakiri Y, Yu J, Huang PL, Sessa WC. eNOS-derived nitric oxide regulates endothelial barrier function through VE-cadherin and Rho GTPases. Journal Of Cell Science 2013, 126: 5541-5552. PMID: 24046447, PMCID: PMC3860306, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.115972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdherens JunctionsAnimalsAntigens, CDCadherinsCapillary PermeabilityCells, CulturedCSK Tyrosine-Protein KinaseEndothelial CellsEndothelium, VascularGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIPhosphorylationProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein TransportSrc-Family KinasesStress FibersT-Lymphoma Invasion and Metastasis-inducing Protein 1Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsAdherens junctionsVE-cadherinExchange factor Tiam1Vascular endothelial growth factorStress fiber formationEndothelial NO synthaseEndothelial adherens junctionsVE-cadherin phosphorylationCytoskeletal architectureRho GTPasesCortical actinCytoskeletal remodelingRac GTPaseC-SrcRac guanineRho activationMolecular mechanismsPhysiological roleEndothelial barrier functionFiber formationENOS activationGrowth factorEnhanced activationActivationNitric oxide
2006
Mild increases in portal pressure upregulate vascular endothelial growth factor and endothelial nitric oxide synthase in the intestinal microcirculatory bed, leading to a hyperdynamic state
Abraldes JG, Iwakiri Y, Loureiro-Silva M, Haq O, Sessa WC, Groszmann RJ. Mild increases in portal pressure upregulate vascular endothelial growth factor and endothelial nitric oxide synthase in the intestinal microcirculatory bed, leading to a hyperdynamic state. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2006, 290: g980-g987. PMID: 16603731, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00336.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsEndothelium, VascularHypertension, PortalIndolesIntestinal MucosaIntestinesJejunumMaleMicrocirculationNeovascularization, PathologicNitric Oxide SynthaseNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIPortal PressurePyrrolesRatsUp-RegulationVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVasodilationConceptsEndothelial NO synthasePortal hypertensionPortal vein ligationHyperdynamic circulationPortal pressureENOS expressionMild increaseVEGF expressionUpregulates Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorNitric oxideEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseAdvanced portal hypertensionVascular endothelial growth factorNitric oxide synthaseEndothelial growth factorInhibition of VEGFHyperdynamic statePVL ratsSplanchnic hemodynamicsIntestinal microcirculationPortosystemic shuntingVein ligationSham ratsOxide synthaseNO synthase