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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 ResearchHepatic 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
2018
Lymphatics in the liver
Tanaka M, Iwakiri Y. Lymphatics in the liver. Current Opinion In Immunology 2018, 53: 137-142. PMID: 29772409, PMCID: PMC6986420, DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2018.04.028.BooksConceptsHepatic lymphatic systemLymphatic systemViral hepatitisLiver diseaseLarge lymphHepatic lymphatic vesselsDiseased liverHepatocellular carcinomaLymphatic endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsLiverLymphatic vesselsPotential roleSignificant increaseDiseaseCurrent knowledgeReview articleOrgansCirrhosisHepatitisLymphCarcinomaLymphatics
2013
The lymphatic vascular system in liver diseases: its role in ascites formation
Chung C, Iwakiri Y. The lymphatic vascular system in liver diseases: its role in ascites formation. Clinical And Molecular Hepatology 2013, 19: 99-104. PMID: 23837133, PMCID: PMC3701854, DOI: 10.3350/cmh.2013.19.2.99.BooksConceptsLiver fibrosis/cirrhosisFibrosis/cirrhosisLiver diseasePortal hypertensionAscites formationVascular systemLymphatic vascular systemNormal vascular functionPotential therapeutic targetVascular functionLiver tumorsTherapeutic targetDiseaseLymphatic systemTumor metastasisCirrhosisHypertensionLymphatic vesselsCirculatory systemPathogenesisLymphangiogenesisMetastasisTumorsLiverRole