J Wanninger, R Wiest, S Bauer… - European journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com Objective: Transforming growth factor-[beta]1 (TGF[beta]1) is a short-lived immune suppressive and profibrotic protein. Itslatent precursor is relatively stable and may even protect from fibrosis. Latent TGF[beta]1 is synthesized by various tissues including the liver and portal, ... Related articles - All 5 versions
P Afzelius, N Bazeghi, P Bie, F Bendtsen… - Liver …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library Pia Afzelius1, Nassim Bazeghi2, Peter Bie3, Flemming Bendtsen4, Jørgen Vestbo2 and Søren Møller1 1 Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Hvidovre Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark 2 Department of ... Related articles
C Merkel… - European journal of internal medicine, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Portal hypertension is key to the natural history of cirrhosis. The standard way to assess portal hypertension is the hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG). HVPG has been convincingly shown to be a strong predictor of variceal bleeding and survival. In addition, it has been ... All 2 versions