Chronic passive venous congestion drives hepatic fibrogenesis via sinusoidal thrombosis and mechanical forces.

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Chronic passive hepatic congestion (congestive hepatopathy) leads to hepatic fibrosis; however, the mechanisms involved in this process are not well understood. We developed a murine experimental model of congestive hepatopathy through partial ligation of the inferior vena cava (pIVCL). C57BL/6 and transgenic mice overexpressing tissue factor pathway inhibitor (SM22α-TFPI) were subjected to pIVCL or sham. Liver and blood samples were collected and analyzed in immunohistochemical, morphometric, real-time polymerase chain reaction, and western blot assays. Hepatic fibrosis and portal pressure were significantly increased after pIVCL concurrent with hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation. Liver stiffness, as assessed by magnetic resonance elastography, correlated with porta

SUBMITTER: Simonetto DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4303520 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature