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ReviewCellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology2015

Angiogenesis and Fibrogenesis in Chronic Liver Diseases.

Claudia Bocca, Erica Novo, Antonella Miglietta, Maurizio Parola

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Review in Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 84 papers.

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84citing papers in PubMed
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

84 citing papers in PubMed, 152 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Claudia BoccaUnit of Experimental Medicine and Clinical Pathology, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
Erica NovoUnit of Experimental Medicine and Clinical Pathology, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
Antonella MigliettaUnit of Experimental Medicine and Clinical Pathology, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
Maurizio ParolaUnit of Experimental Medicine and Clinical Pathology, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
University of Turin · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pathologic angiogenesis appears to be intrinsically associated with the fibrogenic progression of chronic liver diseases, which eventually leads to the development of cirrhosis and related complications, including hepatocellular carcinoma. Several laboratories have suggested that this association is relevant for chronic liver disease progression, with angiogenesis proposed to sustain fibrogenesis. This minireview offers a synthesis of relevant findings and opinions that have emerged in the last few years relating liver angiogenesis to fibrogenesis. We discuss liver angiogenesis in normal and pathophysiologic conditions with a focus on the role of hypoxia and hypoxia-inducible factors and assess the evidence supporting a clear relationship between angiogenesis and fibrogenesis. A section is dedicated to the critical interactions between liver sinusoidal endothelial cells and either quiescent hepatic stellate cells or myofibroblast-like stellate cells. Finally, we introduce the unusual, dual (profibrogenic and proangiogenic) role of hepatic myofibroblasts and emerging evidence supporting a role for specific mediators like vasohibin and microparticles and microvesicles.

Indexed as

Akt, protein kinase BAng-1, angiopoietin-1ANGPTL3, angiopoietin-like-3 peptideCCL2, chemokine ligand 2CCR, chemokine receptorCLD, chronic liver diseaseeNOS, endothelial nitric oxide synthaseET-1, endothelin 1HCC, hepatocellular carcinomaHh, HedgehogHIF, hypoxia-inducible factorHSC, hepatic stellate cellHSC/MFs, myofibroblast-like cells from activated hepatic stellate cellsHypoxiaLiver AngiogenesisLiver FibrogenesisLSEC, liver sinusoidal endothelial cellMF, myofibroblastMP, microparticleMyofibroblastsNAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseNASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitisNO, nitric oxidePDGF, platelet-derived growth factorROS, reactive oxygen speciesVEGF-R2, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor type 2VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factorα-SMA, α-smooth muscle actin

Identifiers

PMID28210697
PMCPMC5301407
OpenAlexW1874465904

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