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ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2007

Role of ischaemic preconditioning in liver regeneration following major liver resection and transplantation.

D Gomez, S Homer-Vanniasinkam, A M Graham, K R Prasad

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Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Systematic review of pathophysiological changes following hepatic resection.HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association · 2014
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  12. Liver regeneration and the atrophy-hypertrophy complex.Seminars in interventional radiology · 2008
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

D GomezDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Transplantation, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK.
S Homer-Vanniasinkam
A M Graham
K R Prasad

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liver ischaemic preconditioning (IPC) is known to protect the liver from the detrimental effects of ischaemic-reperfusion injury (IRI), which contributes significantly to the morbidity and mortality following major liver surgery. Recent studies have focused on the role of IPC in liver regeneration, the precise mechanism of which are not completely understood. This review discusses the current understanding of the mechanism of liver regeneration and the role of IPC in this setting. Relevant articles were reviewed from the published literature using the Medline database. The search was performed using the keywords "liver", "ischaemic reperfusion", "ischaemic preconditioning", "regeneration", "hepatectomy" and "transplantation". The underlying mechanism of liver regeneration is a complex process involving the interaction of cytokines, growth factors and the metabolic demand of the liver. IPC, through various mediators, promotes liver regeneration by up-regulating growth-promoting factors and suppresses growth-inhibiting factors as well as damaging stresses. The increased understanding of the cellular mechanisms involved in IPC will enable the development of alternative treatment modalities aimed at promoting liver regeneration following major liver resection and transplantation.

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HepatectomyLiver RegenerationLiver TransplantationHumansLiver DiseasesReperfusion Injury

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PMID17278187
PMCPMC4065997

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