ReviewComprehensive Physiology2013
Hepatic nervous system and neurobiology of the liver.
Review in Comprehensive Physiology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 121 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
121 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 168 citations in OpenAlex.
- Blood pressure variability and its utility in acute disease and critical illness: a systematic review.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Pooled it
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- Hepatic neurons and metabolically induced liver dysfunction.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2026Review
- Periarterial nerves along the human hepatic artery: anatomical determinants for cardiometabolic neuromodulation.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2026Article
- Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity and Sympathetic Overactivity: Translational Rationale for Combined Hepatic-Renal Denervation.JACC. Asia · 2026Review
- MASH-Associated T Cell Activation and Neuroinflammation: Evidence for a Hepatosystemic Immune Axis.Seminars in liver disease · 2026Review
- Hypothalamus-liver talks: whispers in the language of metabolism.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2026Review
- Liver-nervous system axis: pathways, dysregulation, and translational perspectives.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2026Review
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- A Novel 3D Visualization Method in Mice Identifies the Periportal Lamellar Complex (PLC) as a Key Regulator of Hepatic Ductal and Neuronal Branching Morphogenesis.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Perineural invasion is a prognostic factor in cholangiocarcinoma, regardless of anatomical location: A systematic review and meta-analysis.JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology · 2026Article
- Perinatal liver sympathetic innervation governs body size.Communications biology · 2026Article
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- Neural regulation of tumor progression: implications for hepatocellular carcinoma.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Modulation of Inflammation-Driven Hepatocarcinogenesis: The Hepatic Immune Microenvironment, Gut-Liver Axis, and Neuroregulation.Journal of hepatocellular carcinoma · 2026Review
- Role of central and peripheral serotonin in liver physiology and diseases.Theranostics · 2026Review
- Chronic stress drives liver cancer by impairing the hepatic kynurenine pathway and immune surveillance.Nature metabolism · 2026Article
- Mapping the hepatic neural niche: from three-dimensional innervation architecture to periportal interoception and human translation.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Review
- Liver-nervous system axis in MASLD: mechanistic insights and emerging targeted therapies.eGastroenterology · 2026Review
- Editorial: Brain-liver axis and glutamate homeostasis, volume II.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
61 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
The liver has a nervous system containing both afferent and efferent neurons that are involved in a number of processes. The afferent arm includes the sensation of lipids, glucose, and metabolites (after eating and drinking) and triggers the nervous system to make appropriate physiological changes. The efferent arm is essential for metabolic regulation, modulation of fibrosis and biliary function and the control of a number of other processes. Experimental models have helped us to establish how: (i) the liver is innervated by the autonomic nervous system; and (ii) the cell types that are involved in these processes. Thus, the liver acts as both a sensor and effector that is influenced by neurological signals and ablation. Understanding these processes hold significant implications in disease processes such as diabetes and obesity, which are influenced by appetite and hormonal signals.
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