The lymphatic system in alcohol-associated liver disease
The lymphatic system plays vital roles in interstitial fluid balance and immune cell surveillance. The effect of alcohol on the lymphatic system is poorly understood. This review article explores the role of the lymphatic system in the pathogenesis of alcohol-related disease including alcoholic live...
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Korean Association for the Study of the Liver
2020-10-01
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| author | Reiichiro Kondo Yasuko Iwakiri |
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| description | The lymphatic system plays vital roles in interstitial fluid balance and immune cell surveillance. The effect of alcohol on the lymphatic system is poorly understood. This review article explores the role of the lymphatic system in the pathogenesis of alcohol-related disease including alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and the therapeutic potential of targeting hepatic lymphatics for the treatment of ALD. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-236da85be71a4fb79a413181047684ec2022-12-21T23:39:07ZengKorean Association for the Study of the LiverClinical and Molecular Hepatology2287-27282287-285X2020-10-0126463363810.3350/cmh.2020.01791539The lymphatic system in alcohol-associated liver diseaseReiichiro Kondo0Yasuko Iwakiri1 Section of Digestive Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA Section of Digestive Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USAThe lymphatic system plays vital roles in interstitial fluid balance and immune cell surveillance. The effect of alcohol on the lymphatic system is poorly understood. This review article explores the role of the lymphatic system in the pathogenesis of alcohol-related disease including alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and the therapeutic potential of targeting hepatic lymphatics for the treatment of ALD.http://e-cmh.org/upload/pdf/cmh-2020-0179.pdflymphangiogenesisvascular endothelial growth factor cinflammationlymphatics |
| spellingShingle | Reiichiro Kondo Yasuko Iwakiri The lymphatic system in alcohol-associated liver disease Clinical and Molecular Hepatology lymphangiogenesis vascular endothelial growth factor c inflammation lymphatics |
| title | The lymphatic system in alcohol-associated liver disease |
| title_full | The lymphatic system in alcohol-associated liver disease |
| title_fullStr | The lymphatic system in alcohol-associated liver disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | The lymphatic system in alcohol-associated liver disease |
| title_short | The lymphatic system in alcohol-associated liver disease |
| title_sort | lymphatic system in alcohol associated liver disease |
| topic | lymphangiogenesis vascular endothelial growth factor c inflammation lymphatics |
| url | http://e-cmh.org/upload/pdf/cmh-2020-0179.pdf |
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