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Blockade of the apelin–APJ system promotes mouse liver regeneration by activating Kupffer cells after partial hepatectomy
Author(s) -
Shohei Yoshiya,
Ken Shirabe,
Daisuke Imai,
Takeo Toshima,
Yoichi Yamashita,
Toru Ikegami,
Shinji Okano,
Tomoharu Yoshizumi,
Hirofumi Kawanaka,
Yoshihiko Maehara
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.33
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1435-5922
pISSN - 0944-1174
DOI - 10.1007/s00535-014-0992-5
Subject(s) - liver regeneration , hepatectomy , tumor necrosis factor alpha , medicine , kupffer cell , endocrinology , regeneration (biology) , apelin , receptor , cancer research , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , resection
Liver regeneration after massive hepatectomy or living donor liver transplantation is critical. The apelin-APJ system is involved in the regulation of cardiovascular function, inflammation, fluid homeostasis, the adipo-insular axis, and angiogenesis, but its function in liver regeneration remains unclear.

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