2021
GIMAP5 maintains liver endothelial cell homeostasis and prevents portal hypertension
Drzewiecki K, Choi J, Brancale J, Leney-Greene MA, Sari S, Dalgiç B, Aksu A, Şahin G, Ozen A, Baris S, Karakoc-Aydiner E, Jain D, Kleiner D, Schmalz M, Radhakrishnan K, Zhang J, Hoebe K, Su HC, Pereira JP, Lenardo MJ, Lifton RP, Vilarinho S. GIMAP5 maintains liver endothelial cell homeostasis and prevents portal hypertension. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 218: e20201745. PMID: 33956074, PMCID: PMC8105721, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20201745.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnimalsEndothelial CellsFemaleGTP-Binding ProteinsHepatocytesHomeostasisHumansHypertension, PortalLiverLiver CirrhosisMaleMiceYoung AdultConceptsLiver sinusoidal endothelial cellsPortal hypertensionEndothelial cell homeostasisHepatic endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsLiver diseaseUnexplained portal hypertensionGlobal health problemSinusoidal endothelial cellsCell homeostasisSingle-cell RNA-sequencing analysisHypertensionMouse modelHealth problemsMice resultsGimap5RNA sequence analysisMajor contributorCritical regulatorDiseaseCellsDamaging mutationsHomeostasisDecompensationMorbidityThick Fibrous Septa on Liver Biopsy Specimens Predict the Development of Decompensation in Patients With Compensated Cirrhosis
Jain D, Sreenivasan P, Inayat I, Deng Y, Ciarleglio MM, Garcia-Tsao G. Thick Fibrous Septa on Liver Biopsy Specimens Predict the Development of Decompensation in Patients With Compensated Cirrhosis. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2021, 156: 802-809. PMID: 33940622, PMCID: PMC8512277, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqab024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopment of decompensationThick fibrous septaSeptal widthCompensated cirrhosisClinical decompensationSeptal thicknessFibrous septaEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scorePrimary end pointSignificant portal hypertensionLiver Disease scoreLiver biopsy specimenLiver biopsy specimensNodule sizeCirrhosis decompensationHistologic cirrhosisCompensated patientsPortal hypertensionIndependent predictorsLiver biopsyCommon etiologyWorse prognosisBiopsy specimenBiopsy specimensUnivariate analysis
2016
Recurrent recessive mutation in deoxyguanosine kinase causes idiopathic noncirrhotic portal hypertension
Vilarinho S, Sari S, Yilmaz G, Stiegler AL, Boggon TJ, Jain D, Akyol G, Dalgic B, Günel M, Lifton RP. Recurrent recessive mutation in deoxyguanosine kinase causes idiopathic noncirrhotic portal hypertension. Hepatology 2016, 63: 1977-1986. PMID: 26874653, PMCID: PMC4874872, DOI: 10.1002/hep.28499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCattleChildChild, PreschoolDNA Mutational AnalysisDogsFemaleGenes, RecessiveHomozygoteHumansHypertension, PortalInfantLiver FailureMaleMolecular Sequence DataPedigreePhosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)Principal Component AnalysisRatsYoung AdultConceptsIdiopathic noncirrhotic portal hypertensionNoncirrhotic portal hypertensionPortal hypertensionHuman immunodeficiency viral infectionNoncirrhotic liver diseaseStable portal hypertensionSubset of patientsTreatment of patientsNucleoside analog didanosineLiver failureIndeterminate etiologyLiver diseaseHypertensionKinase levelsNew genetic testsViral infectionMechanisms mediatingDGUOK deficiencyPhenotypic spectrumSpecific causesDeoxyguanosine kinaseExome sequencingPatientsConsanguineous familyFunction mutations
2012
Quantitative histological‐hemodynamic correlations in cirrhosis
Sethasine S, Jain D, Groszmann RJ, Garcia‐Tsao G. Quantitative histological‐hemodynamic correlations in cirrhosis. Hepatology 2012, 55: 1146-1153. PMID: 22109744, PMCID: PMC3721182, DOI: 10.1002/hep.24805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignificant portal hypertensionPortal hypertensionFibrosis areaLiver biopsyCirrhotic nodulesNodule sizeHVPG measurementPortal pressureIndependent predictorsSeptal thicknessFibrous septaBiopsyPathophysiological implicationsCirrhosisHVPGPatientsSemiquantitative analysisNodulesOnly parameterHypertensionNumber of nodules
2005
Histological-hemodynamic correlation in cirrhosis—a histological classification of the severity of cirrhosis
Nagula S, Jain D, Groszmann RJ, Garcia-Tsao G. Histological-hemodynamic correlation in cirrhosis—a histological classification of the severity of cirrhosis. Journal Of Hepatology 2005, 44: 111-117. PMID: 16274836, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2005.07.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic venous pressure gradientPresence of CSPHSeverity of cirrhosisSeptal thicknessSmall nodularityPortal hypertensionPortal tractsBiopsy-proven cirrhosisSpecific histological parametersVenous pressure gradientDevelopment of complicationsNodule sizeHistological cirrhosisSinusoidal fibrosisAlcoholic etiologyHVPG measurementIndependent predictorsDefinitive diagnosisHistological classificationBACKGROUND/CirrhosisHistological parametersCentral veinNodularityCSPH
2000
Liver Disease in Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Garcia-Tsao G, Korzenik J, Young L, Henderson K, Jain D, Byrd B, Pollak J, White R. Liver Disease in Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia. New England Journal Of Medicine 2000, 343: 931-936. PMID: 11006369, DOI: 10.1056/nejm200009283431305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasiaHigh-output heart failureHemorrhagic telangiectasiaHeart failureMedian periodPortal hypertensionLiver involvementClinical findingsBiliary diseasePulmonary capillary wedge pressureElevated alkaline phosphatase levelsHepatic sinusoidal pressureSymptomatic liver involvementTypical clinical presentationAlkaline phosphatase levelsAutosomal dominant disorderHyperdynamic circulationAngiodysplastic lesionsCardiac indexLiver transplantationVariceal bleedingWedge pressureMedical therapyRendu-OslerClinical presentation