title: Vascular biology and pathobiology of the liver: Report of a single-topic symposium.
abstract: Portal hypertension and its complications account for the majority of morbidity and mortality that occurs in patients with cirrhosis. In addition to portal hypertension, a number of other vascular syndromes are also of great importance, especially the ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury. With the identification of major vascular defects that could account for many of the clinical sequelae of these syndromes, the liver vasculature field has now integrated very closely with the broader vascular biology discipline. In that spirit, the Henry and Lillian Stratton Basic Research Single Topic Conference was held on the topic of Vascular Biology and Pathobiology of the Liver. The course took place approximately 10 years after the first American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD)-sponsored conference on this topic that occurred in Reston, Virginia. The conference initiated with an introduction to basic vascular cell signaling and then explored vascular biology specifically as it relates to liver cells. Subsequently, specific disease syndromes were discussed in more detail including portal hypertension and IR injury. Finally, clinical and translational sessions focused on emerging therapies and technologies to treat vascular diseases of the liver.
authors.affiliation: Section of Digestive Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Yasuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwakiri
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grisham
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008102:Liver Circulation; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D023421:Models, Animal; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000502:physiology; D052250:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III / Q000378:metabolism; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D015027:Zebrafish
chemical_list: D009569:Nitric Oxide; D052250:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III