Molecular mediators of liver ischemia and reperfusion injury: a brief review.
Ischemia and reperfusion injury is a dynamic process that involves multiple organ systems in various clinical states including transplantation, trauma, and surgery. Research into this field has identified key molecular and signaling players that mediate, modulate, or augment cellular, tissue, and organ injury during this disease process. Further elucidation of the molecular mechanisms should provide the rationale to identify much-needed novel therapeutic options to prevent or ameliorate organ damage due to ischemia and reperfusion in clinics.
Vardanian
Andrew J
AJ
The Dumont UCLA Transplantation Center, Division of Liver and Pancreas Transplantation, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States of America.
Busuttil
Ronald W
RW
Kupiec-Weglinski
Jerzy W
JW
D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000378:metabolism; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*
D009569:Nitric Oxide; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase