Podoplanin-positive dilated lymphatic vessels in duodenum associates with three-month mortality in patients with cirrhosis

Podoplanin-positive dilated lymphatic vessels in duodenum associates with three-month mortality in patients with cirrhosis

Dilated and dysfunctional gut lymphatic vessels (LVs) have been reported in experimental cirrhosis. Here, we studied LVs in duodenal (D2)-biopsies of liver cirrhosis patients and investigated the prognostic role of a LV marker, podoplanin (PDPN), in predicting the mortality of patients with cirrhosi...

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Main Authors: Pinky Juneja, Aarti Sharma, S. M. Shasthry, Guresh Kumar, Dinesh M. Tripathi, V. Rajan, Archana Rastogi, Shiv K. Sarin, Savneet Kaur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
cirrhosis
gut lymphatic vessels
duodenal biopsy
podoplanin
inflammation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2023.1045983/full

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