2023
The Sympathetic Nervous System Promotes Hepatic Lymphangiogenesis, which Is Protective Against Liver Fibrosis
Tanaka M, Jeong J, Thomas C, Zhang X, Zhang P, Saruwatari J, Kondo R, McConnell M, Utsumi T, Iwakiri Y. The Sympathetic Nervous System Promotes Hepatic Lymphangiogenesis, which Is Protective Against Liver Fibrosis. American Journal Of Pathology 2023, 193: 2182-2202. PMID: 37673329, PMCID: PMC10699132, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2023.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartial portal vein ligationNoncirrhotic portal hypertensionCirrhotic patientsVascular endothelial growth factorLiver fibrosisEndothelial growth factorPortal hypertensionSympathetic denervationSympathetic nervesBDL ratsVascular diseaseIdiopathic noncirrhotic portal hypertensionGrowth factorPortal hypertensive patientsPortal vein ligationSympathetic nervous systemMechanisms of lymphangiogenesisCeliac ganglionectomyHypertensive patientsLymphatic vessel numberLiver biopsyLiver cirrhosisVein ligationPPVL ratsHepatic lymphatic vesselsAn optimized visualization and quantitative protocol for in-depth evaluation of lymphatic vessel architecture in the liver
Jeong J, Tanaka M, Yang Y, Arefyev N, DiRito J, Tietjen G, Zhang X, McConnell M, Utsumi T, Iwakiri Y. An optimized visualization and quantitative protocol for in-depth evaluation of lymphatic vessel architecture in the liver. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2023, 325: g379-g390. PMID: 37605828, PMCID: PMC10887843, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00139.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostinfantile Giant Cell Hepatitis in Native and Allograft Livers: A Multi-Institutional Clinicopathologic Study of 70 Cases
Jiao J, Chezar K, Zhang X, Wang D, Cao W, Bindu C, Chen W, Neto A, Henn P, Riahi I, Wang H, Papke D, Zhao L, Xue Y, Liao X, Zhang X. Postinfantile Giant Cell Hepatitis in Native and Allograft Livers: A Multi-Institutional Clinicopathologic Study of 70 Cases. Modern Pathology 2023, 36: 100298. PMID: 37544363, DOI: 10.1016/j.modpat.2023.100298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostinfantile giant cell hepatitisAutoimmune liver diseaseGiant cell hepatitisAlkaline phosphatase levelsClinical outcomesPhosphatase levelsLiver diseaseMulti-institutional retrospective studyAssociated with better survivalAssociated with poor survivalClinicopathological characteristics of patientsAdverse prognostic factorAssociated with autoimmune liver diseasesGiant cellsVariable clinical outcomesFollow-up resultsCharacteristics of patientsDistribution of giant cellsOlder ageLiver disease etiologyPrognostic factorsAdvanced fibrosisBetter survivalClinicopathological characteristicsLiver allograftsInhibition of HSD17B13 protects against liver fibrosis by inhibition of pyrimidine catabolism in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Luukkonen P, Sakuma I, Gaspar R, Mooring M, Nasiri A, Kahn M, Zhang X, Zhang D, Sammalkorpi H, Penttilä A, Orho-Melander M, Arola J, Juuti A, Zhang X, Yimlamai D, Yki-Järvinen H, Petersen K, Shulman G. Inhibition of HSD17B13 protects against liver fibrosis by inhibition of pyrimidine catabolism in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2217543120. PMID: 36669104, PMCID: PMC9942818, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2217543120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseLiver fibrosisLiver diseaseCommon chronic liver diseaseChronic liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseRisk of fibrosisDistinct mouse modelsPyrimidine catabolismNonalcoholic steatohepatitisMouse modelTherapeutic targetFibrosisDihydropyrimidine dehydrogenaseHuman liverA variantCommon variantsMetabolomics approachDiseaseMiceInhibitionCatabolismKnockdownSteatohepatitisGimeracil
2022
Experimental VX2 Rabbit Liver Tumor Model in Carbon Tetrachloride–Induced Cirrhosis of the Liver
Santana J, Shewarega A, Nam D, Kahl V, Madoff D, Zhang X, Chapiro J. Experimental VX2 Rabbit Liver Tumor Model in Carbon Tetrachloride–Induced Cirrhosis of the Liver. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2022, 34: 404-408.e1. PMID: 36473611, PMCID: PMC11037556, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2022.11.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver cirrhosisMale New Zealand white rabbitsRabbit liver tumor modelCirrhotic liver backgroundReproducible tumor growthVX2 liver cancerLeft hepatic lobeNew Zealand white rabbitsDuration of treatmentLiver tumor modelCross-sectional imagingVX2 rabbit liver tumor modelZealand white rabbitsHepatic lobeHistopathological evaluationMajor underlying factorHepatic tumorsIntragastric administrationHepatocellular carcinomaLiver tumorsLiver cancerCirrhosisUnmet needTumor growthVX2 tumorsProminent Pseudoacini in Focal Nodular Hyperplasia
Wang D, González IA, Russo PA, Jain D, Zhang X. Prominent Pseudoacini in Focal Nodular Hyperplasia. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2022, 46: 1380-1385. PMID: 35749760, DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000001931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal nodular hyperplasiaHepatocellular carcinomaNodular hyperplasiaFNH casesPotential diagnostic pitfallInspissated bileChronic cholestasisInitial biopsyPathologic featuresClinicopathologic correlationDiagnostic challengeNeedle biopsyDifferential diagnosisHepatocellular neoplasmsHepatocellular adenomaDiagnostic pitfallsMorphologic featuresLobular parenchymaStaining patternPseudoaciniBiliary transdifferentiationBiopsyHyperplasiaLesionsHepatocytesHeterogeneity of hepatic steatosis definitions and reporting of donor liver frozen sections among pathologists: A multicenter survey
Ho S, Kuo E, Allende D, Wang HL, Westerhoff M, Graham RP, Saxena R, Gonzalez RS, Fiel MI, Yang Z, Zhang X, Liu X. Heterogeneity of hepatic steatosis definitions and reporting of donor liver frozen sections among pathologists: A multicenter survey. Liver Transplantation 2022, 28: 1540-1542. PMID: 35377545, DOI: 10.1002/lt.26466.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Development of a Scoring System to Differentiate Amiodarone-Induced Liver Injury From Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
González IA, Fuller LD, Zhang X, Papke DJ, Zhao L, Zhang D, Liao X, Liu X, Fiel MI, Zhang X. Development of a Scoring System to Differentiate Amiodarone-Induced Liver Injury From Alcoholic Steatohepatitis. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2021, 157: 434-442. PMID: 34596220, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqab142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmiodarone-induced liver injuryAlcoholic steatohepatitisScoring systemLiver injuryTest cohortDifferent histologic featuresHepatocyte ballooning degenerationMallory-Denk bodiesNeutrophilic inflammationHistologic featuresPericellular fibrosisMacrovesicular steatosisBallooning degenerationHistologic differencesLiver parenchymaCohortSteatohepatitisInjuryFurther validationInitial studyZone 1SatellitosisCholestasisSteatosisInflammation
2020
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Role of Pathology in the Era of Precision Medicine
Vyas M, Zhang X. Hepatocellular Carcinoma Role of Pathology in the Era of Precision Medicine. Clinics In Liver Disease 2020, 24: 591-610. PMID: 33012447, DOI: 10.1016/j.cld.2020.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocellular carcinomaRole of pathologyTargetable genomic alterationsDistinct histologic subtypesConfirmation of diagnosisArchitectural growth patternRadiologic featuresHistologic subtypeHistopathologic diagnosisMolecular alterationsPersonalized careHeterogeneous tumorsPathologyPrecision oncologyGenomic alterationsPrecision medicineDiagnosisAlterationsFibronodular hepatocellular carcinoma—a new variant of liver cancer: clinical, pathological and radiological correlation
Tefera J, Revzin M, Chapiro J, Savic L, Mulligan D, Batra R, Taddei T, Jain D, Zhang X. Fibronodular hepatocellular carcinoma—a new variant of liver cancer: clinical, pathological and radiological correlation. Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2020, 74: 31-35. PMID: 32430483, PMCID: PMC7674234, DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2020-206574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stageBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stageScirrhous HCCMultiple rounded nodulesNon-peripheral washoutLiver Cancer stageRadiological featuresClinical featuresRadiological correlationCarcinoma variantsCancer stageHCC casesHepatocellular carcinomaLiver cancerFibrotic liverConventional HCCHCCLower ratesHigh rateRounded nodulesProgressionDistinct patternsCarcinomaSpecific variantsLesions