Open AccessSplenic vasculopathy in portal hypertension patients
Author(s) -
Tao Li,
Jiyuan Ni,
Yanwu Qi,
Haiyang Li,
Tong Zhang,
Zhaohui Yang
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i17.2737
Subject(s) - pathology , portal hypertension , medicine , spleen , splenic vein , fibrosis , anatomy , internal elastic lamina , artery , cirrhosis
To investigate the interaction between portal hypertension, splanchnic hyperdynamic circulation and splanchnic vasculopathy by observing splenic arterial and venous pathological changes and the ro1e of extra-cellular matrix in the pathogenesis of portal hypertensive vasculopathy by measuring the expression of type I and type III procollagen mRNA in splenic venous walls of portal hypertensive patients.