Liver Regeneration after Liver Transplantation

Liver regeneration after liver transplantation.

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE The liver has a remarkable capacity to regenerate after injury or resection. The aim of this review is to outline the mechanisms and factors affecting liver regeneration after liver transplantation. METHODS Relevant studies were reviewed using Medline, PubMed and Springer databases. RESULTS A variety of cytokines (such as interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α), growth...

Liver Regeneration in Rats after Liver Resection and Small-for-size Liver Transplantation from Living Donors

Liver Biopsy After Liver Transplantation

Regulation of liver size and regeneration: importance in liver transplantation.

T HE LIVER, under normal conditions, presents only one mitosis per 1,000 hepatocytes, and the cells contain a fair amount of glycogen, lipids, and proteins. Table 1 indicates the two types of factors controlling normal liver physiology. It is very difficult to define the exact role of each of these factors because they are very closely interrelated. The typical alterations induced by a portacav...

Recurrent liver disease after liver transplantation.

Mario Rizzetto·, Thomas E. Starzl", Luigi Rainero Fassati+, Massimo Colombo'" • Oipartimento Gastroenterologia, Ospedale Molinette, Torino .. Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Insititute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittshurgh, Pennsylvania + Istituto di Chirurgia Sperimentale e dei Trapianti, Universita degli Studi, Milano ... Istituto di Medicina Interna, Universita degli Studi, M...