High-Resolution Quantitative Reconstruction of Microvascular Architectures in Mouse Hepatocellular Carcinoma Models.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Alterations in liver vascularization play a remarkable role in liver disease development, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but remain understudied. This study evaluated the hepatic microvascular imaging method and provided high-resolution quantitative anatomical data on the characteristics and architecture of liver vasculature in wild-type (WT) mice and HCC mouse models. Methods: C57BL/6 mice were injected with Akt/Ras or Sleeping Beauty transposon to induce HCC. Liver tissues from normal and Akt/Ras mice underwent hematoxylin and eosin, Masson's trichrome, Ki67, and lymphatic endothelial receptor-1 staining. Using cutting-edge high-definition fluorescence micro-optical sectioning tomography, high-precision microvascular visualization of the li

SUBMITTER: Zhao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12385133 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature