Liver injury in COVID-19 and IL-6 trans-signaling-induced endotheliopathy
McConnell MJ, Kawaguchi N, Kondo R, Sonzogni A, Licini L, Valle C, Bonaffini PA, Sironi S, Alessio MG, Previtali G, Seghezzi M, Zhang X, Lee A, Pine AB, Chun HJ, Zhang X, Fernandez-Hernando C, Qing H, Wang A, Price C, Sun Z, Utsumi T, Hwa J, Strazzabosco M, Iwakiri Y. Liver injury in COVID-19 and IL-6 trans-signaling-induced endotheliopathy. Journal Of Hepatology 2021, 75: 647-658. PMID: 33991637, PMCID: PMC8285256, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.04.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver sinusoidal endothelial cellsLiver injuryInterleukin-6Sinusoidal endothelial cellsAlanine aminotransferaseLiver histologyD-dimerCOVID-19Primary human liver sinusoidal endothelial cellsSARS-CoV-2 infectionHuman liver sinusoidal endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsSoluble glycoprotein 130IL-6 levelsSmall-interfering RNA knockdownJAK inhibitor ruxolitinibFactor VIII activityProinflammatory factorsInflammatory signalsLarge cohortInhibitor ruxolitinibVWF antigenEndotheliopathyPatientsInjuryCan primary hepatocellular carcinoma histomorphology predict extrahepatic metastasis?
Kumar D, Hafez O, Jain D, Zhang X. Can primary hepatocellular carcinoma histomorphology predict extrahepatic metastasis? Human Pathology 2021, 113: 39-46. PMID: 33905775, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2021.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic hepatocellular carcinomaHepatocellular carcinomaHistologic patternHistomorphologic featuresPrimary tumorMetastatic tumorsMacrotrabecular-massive hepatocellular carcinomaCommon histologic patternPathogenesis of metastasisSignificant intratumoral heterogeneityExtrahepatic metastasesLymph nodesMicrovascular invasionAdrenal glandCommon subtypeNoncirrhotic liverCirrhotic liverCommon siteMetastatic tissuesLarge cohortAbdominal cavityHCC subtypesPathology archivesMetastasisHCC metastasis