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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2021

Plasma Kallikrein as a Modulator of Liver Injury/Remodeling.

Ibrahim A Ahmed, Miran A Jaffa, Mayssam Moussa, Duaa Hatem, Ghewa A El-Achkar, Rola Al Sayegh, Mia Karam, Eva Hamade, Aida Habib, Ayad A Jaffa

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ibrahim A AhmedDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon.
Miran A JaffaEpidemiology and Population Health Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Mayssam MoussaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon.
Duaa HatemDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon.
Ghewa A El-AchkarDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon.
Rola Al SayeghDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon.
Mia KaramDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon.
Eva HamadeLaboratory of Cancer Biology and Molecular Immunology, Faculty of Sciences I, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Aida HabibDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon.
Ayad A JaffaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon.
American University of Beirut · LBLebanese University · LBSorbonne Paris Cité · FR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The occurrence and persistence of hepatic injury which arises from cell death and inflammation result in liver disease. The processes that lead to liver injury progression and resolution are still not fully delineated. The plasma kallikrein-kinin system (PKKS) has been shown to play diverse functions in coagulation, tissue injury, and inflammation, but its role in liver injury has not been defined yet. In this study, we have characterized the role of the PKKS at various stages of liver injury in mice, as well as the direct effects of plasma kallikrein on human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line (HepG2). Histological, immunohistochemical, and gene expression analyses were utilized to assess cell injury on inflammatory and fibrotic factors. Acute liver injury triggered by carbon tetrachloride (CCl

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fibrosisinflammationkallikrein-kinin systemliver injurynecrosisplasma kallikreinremodeling

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PMID34566641
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