2024
Interleukin-7-based identification of liver lymphatic endothelial cells reveals their unique structural features
Yang Y, Jeong J, Su T, Lai S, Zhang P, Garcia-Milian R, Graham M, Liu X, McConnell M, Utsumi T, Pereira J, Iwakiri Y. Interleukin-7-based identification of liver lymphatic endothelial cells reveals their unique structural features. JHEP Reports 2024, 6: 101069. PMID: 38966234, PMCID: PMC11222939, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2024.101069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell surface structuresLymphatic endothelial cellsPublished single-cell RNA-sequencingRNA-seq analysisScRNA-seq analysisSingle-cell RNA sequencingLymphatic systemEndothelial cellsInterleukin-7RNA-seqScRNA-seqExpressed genesRNA sequencingTranscriptomic changesLow abundanceI/R liver injuryGenesIsolation protocolLiver cell typesCell typesIsolation methodLiver of miceHuman liver specimensHeterozygous miceMouse liver
2023
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
2022
Hepatic lymphatic vascular system in health and disease
Jeong J, Tanaka M, Iwakiri Y. Hepatic lymphatic vascular system in health and disease. Journal Of Hepatology 2022, 77: 206-218. PMID: 35157960, PMCID: PMC9870070, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2022.01.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver diseaseNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseLymphatic systemFatty liver diseaseCongenital liver diseasesPotential therapeutic strategyHepatic lymphatic systemLiver transplantationPortal hypertensionMalignant tumorsTherapeutic strategiesDisease pathogenesisHepatic physiologyDiseasePathological conditionsSpecific markersLymphatic vesselsVascular systemLymphatic vascular systemOrgansTissue homeostasisHypertensionTransplantationPathophysiologyPathogenesis