Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells—gatekeepers of hepatic immunity

S Shetty, PF Lalor, DH Adams - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2018 - nature.com
Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) line the low shear, sinusoidal capillary channels
of the liver and are the most abundant non-parenchymal hepatic cell population. LSECs do …

The role of sinusoidal endothelial cells in the axis of inflammation and cancer within the liver

AL Wilkinson, M Qurashi, S Shetty - Frontiers in physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSEC) form a unique barrier between the liver sinusoids
and the underlying parenchyma, and thus play a crucial role in maintaining metabolic and …

The hepatic microcirculation: mechanistic contributions and therapeutic targets in liver injury and repair

B Vollmar, MD Menger - Physiological reviews, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
The complex functions of the liver in biosynthesis, metabolism, clearance, and host defense
are tightly dependent on an adequate microcirculation. To guarantee hepatic homeostasis …

[HTML][HTML] Disruption of central nervous system barriers in multiple sclerosis

JI Alvarez, R Cayrol, A Prat - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Basis of …, 2011 - Elsevier
The delicate microenvironment of the central nervous system (CNS) is protected by the
blood–brain barrier (BBB) and the blood–cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCB). These barriers …

Vascular adhesion protein-1 promotes liver inflammation and drives hepatic fibrosis

CJ Weston, EL Shepherd, LC Claridge… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) encompasses a range of manifestations, including
steatosis and cirrhosis. Progressive disease is characterized by hepatic leukocyte …

[PDF][PDF] Monocyte subsets in human liver disease show distinct phenotypic and functional characteristics

E Liaskou, HW Zimmermann, KK Li, YH Oo… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Liver fibrosis is a wound healing response to chronic liver injury and inflammation in which
macrophages and infiltrating monocytes participate in both the development and resolution …

Mechanisms of immune-mediated liver injury

DH Adams, C Ju, SK Ramaiah, J Uetrecht… - Toxicological …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Hepatic inflammation is a common finding during a variety of liver diseases including drug-
induced liver toxicity. The inflammatory phenotype can be attributed to the innate immune …

Challenges and opportunities in achieving effective regulatory T cell therapy in autoimmune liver disease

N Richardson, GE Wootton, AG Bozward… - Seminars in …, 2022 - Springer
Autoimmune liver diseases (AILD) include autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), primary biliary
cholangitis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). These immune-mediated liver …

The role of protein kinases as key drivers of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease progression: New insights and future directions

S Alshehade, MA Alshawsh, V Murugaiyah, M Asif… - Life sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), proposed in 2020 is a novel
term for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) which was coined for the first time in 1980 …

Vascular adhesion protein-1: a cell surface amine oxidase in translation

M Salmi, S Jalkanen - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Significance: Vascular adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1) is an ectoenzyme that oxidates
primary amines in a reaction producing also hydrogen peroxide. VAP-1 on the blood vessel …