Abstract
Portal hypertension is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with liver cirrhosis. Intrahepatic vascular resistance due to architectural distortion and intrahepatic vasoconstriction, increased portal blood flow due to splanchnic vasodilatation, and development of collateral circulation have been considered as major factors for the development of portal hypertension. Recently, sinusoidal remodeling and angiogenesis have been focused as potential etiologic factors and various researchers have tried to improve portal hypertension by modulating these new targets. This article reviews potential new treatments in the context of portal hypertension pathophysiology concepts.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 87-93 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2011 |
Keywords
- Angiogenesis
- Pathophysiology
- Portal hypertension
- Sinusoids
- Treatment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hepatology