2008
Nitric oxide and vascular remodeling modulate hepatic arterial vascular resistance in the isolated perfused cirrhotic rat liver
Zipprich A, Loureiro-Silva MR, Jain D, D’Silva I, Groszmann RJ. Nitric oxide and vascular remodeling modulate hepatic arterial vascular resistance in the isolated perfused cirrhotic rat liver. Journal Of Hepatology 2008, 49: 739-745. PMID: 18804307, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2008.06.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic arterial resistanceArterial resistanceSmooth muscle nucleiL-NMMAHepatic arterial vascular resistanceArterial vascular resistanceMuscle nucleiCirrhotic rat liverRole of NODose-response curveVascular resistanceHepatic arteryArterial remodelingCirrhotic modelVascular remodelingHepatic arteriolesCirrhosisMethoxamineNitric oxideWall thicknessRat liverArteryBDLMain modulatorRemodeling
2002
Isolation of Primary Rat Liver Fibroblasts
Kruglov EA, Jain D, Dranoff JA. Isolation of Primary Rat Liver Fibroblasts. Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2002, 50: 179. PMID: 12033282, DOI: 10.2310/6650.2002.33431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver fibroblastsProcollagen-1 mRNAReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionRat liverTranscription-polymerase chain reactionDistinct liver cell populationsSmooth muscle actinSmooth muscle cellsStandard cell culture methodsLiver cell populationsRole of fibroblastsVon Willebrand factorPolymerase chain reactionStellate cellsProcollagen 1Muscle actinCell markersMuscle cellsLiver physiologyAppearance of cellsWillebrand factorFibroblast morphologyChain reactionLiver researchCell populations