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Hepatic Fibrosis
and Liver Cirrhosis
From Bench To Bedside
Dong Joon Kim, MD, PhD
Center for Liver and Digestive Diseases
Hallym University Medical Center
Chuncheon, Korea
Hepatic Fibrosis & Liver
Cirrhosis
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Hepatic Fibrosis
Reversal of Hepatic Fibrosis: Fact or Fantasy?
Non-invasive Diagnosis of Hepatic Fibrosis
Portal Hypertension: Old and New
Hepatic Fibrosis & Liver
Cirrhosis
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Hepatic Fibrosis
Reversal of Hepatic Fibrosis: Fact or Fantasy?
Non-invasive Diagnosis of Hepatic Fibrosis
Portal Hypertension: Old and New
Hepatic Fibrosis & Liver Cirrhosis
급성간염
만성간염
간섬유증 간경변증
간 암
History
• 1979 Rojkind and Seyer
a net increase of ECM, collagens
• 1988 Maher et al
major source of ECM in liver injury
Hepatic Stellate Cell
(Ito, fat-storing, perisinusoidal cell)
Fibrosis -a common paradigm• A wound healing process
• similar response in other organs
Liver
Lung
Kidney
Intestine
Pancreas
Artery
Portal
Interstitial
Interstitial
Interstitial
Interstitial
Intimal
fibroblast
fibroblast
fibroblast
fibroblast
fibroblast
fibroblast
Stellate
cell
Alveolar
fibroblast
Mesangial Subepithelial Stellate
cell
fibroblast
cell
Medial
sm. cell
Fibrosis -a common paradigmimmune
alcohol
viral
cholestatic
Hepatic Fibrosis
excessive vitamin
drug
cryptogenic
metabolic
ECM (Extracellular Matrix)
• COLLAGENs
• GLYCOPROTEINs
• PROTEOGLYCANs
 Interstitial ECM (portal area and lobule)
Type I, III collagen, fibronectin, undulin etc
 Basement membrane ECM (space of Disse)
Type IV collagen, laminin, nidogen, perlecan etc
Collagens
In liver collagen type I (40-45%, portal), III (40-45%,
portal), IV (7%, BM), V (5-10%, lobule), VI
In normal human liver
: 0.5 % of wet weight
( type I:III = 1:1 )
In cirrhotic liver
: about 10 times or more ( type I:III = 4:1 )
Type I Collagen Synthesis
Transcriptional Regulation
of Collagen 1(I) Gene
Glycoproteins
• Anchoring factor : cell-ECM
ECM-ECM
• Modulator of cell function
• Laminin, Fibronectin, Vitronectin, Tenascin, Undulin,
Elastin, SPARC(Osteonectin), Nidogen(Entactin),
Thrombospondin
Proteoglycans
 Core protein + Glycosaminoglycan(GAG) chains
 hyaluronic acid : nonsulfated GAG
 Classified according to GAG content
1. heparan sulfate ; more than 60% of total GAG
2. dermatan sulfate
3. chondroitin sulfate
4. keratan sulfate
ECM in normal and fibrotic liver
• In Normal Liver
subendothelial space of Disse
non-fibrillar collagens (BM type matrix)
: collagen IV, collagen VI
• In Fibrotic Liver
total content x3-5 & “capillarization”
fibril-forming collagens (interstitial ECM)
: collagen I, collagen III
Matrix & Cellular Alterations
Pathology of Portal Hypertension
ECM-Cell Interactions
• HSCs are activated by interstitial matrix.
• Integrin
heterodimeric transmembrane receptors
ligands are matrix molecules
• Tyrosine Kinase Receptors
cytokine reservoir and controlled release
(PDGF, HGF, EGF, VEGF, FGF)
ECM-Cell Interactions
MCM triad Model
generation
modulation
CELL
MEDIATOR
generation
modulation
Interaction
reservoir & release
MATRIX
Dynamic Equilibrium &
Reversibility
• Not Static, But Dynamic Equilibrium
• Fibrosis = Fibrogenesis vs. Fibrolysis
• Hepatic Stellate Cell (HSC) vs. MMPs/TIMPs
• Hepatic Fibrosis : reversible stage
• Liver Cirrhosis : irreversible stage
Hepatic Fibrosis
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Liver Cirrhosis
“Point of No Return”
Hepatic Fibrosis = ‘Dynamic’ Equilibrium
• FIBROSIS vs. FIBROGENESIS
• IHC for collagen type I vs. PDGF
간 섬유화 - 서로 다른 기전/관여 세포/섬유화 분포
• Different Patterns of Fibrosis Progression
CHB & CHC
ALD & NASH
PBC & PSC
VOD & Budd C
/ PMF-HSC / Bridging (portal-central)
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HSC
/ Pericellular (“chickenwire”)
/ PMF-HSC / Biliary (portal-portal)
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HSC
/ Centrolobular (reverse lob.)
PMF : portal myofibroblast, HSC : hepatic stellate cell
간 섬유화 - 서로 다른 기전 / 관여세포 / 섬유화 분포
Hepatic Stellate Cells
• Located in subendothelial space of Disse
between hepatocytes and sinusoidal
endothelial cells
• 1/3 of nonparenchymal cell (15% of total)
• “activation” : transition of quiescent vitamin
A rich cells into proliferative, fibrogenic,
and contractile myofibroblast
•Normal Liver
•Fibrotic Liver
Hepatic Stellate Cells
• first identified as SternZellen by Kupffer in 1876
• established by Wake in 1971 as perisinusoidal
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lipocyte described earlier by Ito
Ito cell, hepatic perisinusoidal lipocyte,
fat storing cell, vitamin A storing cell
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storage site for vitamin A (cytoplasmic droplet)
HSC “activation”
• Initiation (“pre-inflammatory stage”) : early
changes in gene expression and phenotype
which render the cells responsive to other
cytokines and stimuli
: paracrine stimulation
• Perpetuation : generating fibrosis
: autocrine as well as paracrine
HSC “activation”-Initiation
• Hepatocytes, Kupffer cells, platelets, Tumor
• lipid peroxidation : MDA, 5-HNE
TGF, PDGF, TNF
acetaldehyde
adipokines
• molecular regulation of gene expression :
Sp1, c-myb, NFB, c-jun/AP1, STAT-1
Cellular & Molecular Events
in Hepatic Fibrosis
HSC “activation”-Perpetuation
1. Proliferation
2. Contractility
expression of  SMA
ET-1 vs. NO
3. Fibrogenesis
4. Cytokine Release
TGF1, PDGF, FGF, HGF, PAF, ET-1
Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation
•Normal Liver
•Fibrotic Liver
Fate of Activated HSCs
• During resolution of liver injury
: role of apoptosis in HSC clearance
 susceptibility of soluble Fas ligand
 expression of bcl-2, bcl-xL
: regression ?
Fate of Activated HSCs
FasL and TNF trigger Apoptosis
MMPs and TIMPs
• MMPs (matrix metalloproteinases)
Collagenases : MMP-1(interstitial C), MMP-8, MMP-13
Gelatinases : MMP-2(gelatinase A), MMP-9(B)
Stromelysins : MMP-3(Stromelysin 1), MMP-10(2), MMP-11(3)
MT-MMP : MMP-14(MT-MMP 1), MMP-15(2), MMP-16(3),
MMP-17(4), MMP-25(5)
Source of MMP : not fully understood
• TIMPs (tissue inhibitors of MPs)
TIMP-1, TIMP-2, TIMP-3, TIMP-4
MMPs and TIMPs
1. Interstitial collagenase ( MMP 1,5 )
collagen type I, III
2. Stromelysin ( MMP 3, 10 )
fibronectin, laminin, proteoglycan
3. Type IV collagenase/gelatinase ( MMP 2, 9 )
collagen type IV/gelatin(degraded collagen)
MMPs and TIMPs
Hepatic Fibrosis : a ‘Dynamic’ Equilibrium
Hepatic Fibrosis & Liver
Cirrhosis
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Hepatic Fibrosis
Reversal of Hepatic Fibrosis: Fact or Fantasy?
Non-invasive Diagnosis of Hepatic Fibrosis
Portal Hypertension: Old and New
When does fibrosis become truly
irreversible and why?
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Animal models (by CCl4 ) : delayed reversibility
1. thick collagen bands
2. high levels of TIMP-1
3. significant collagen cross-linking
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micronodular vs. macronodular cirrhosis
Treasures from the Past
• cirrhosis is not a progressive chronic process, but
an end-product (Mallory's 1914)
• capacity of the injured liver to resorb scar (several
late 20th century )
• enzymatic processes to fibrosis regression (1970)
• Cirrhosis of the liver: a reversible disease? (1979)
Treasures from the Past
• 1980s & 1990s
• 2006
“Cirrhosis are reversible
providing that the inciting agent is discontinued
and sufficient time is allowed …”
“Increased reticulum fibers are more easily
resorbed than thick collagenous bundles.”
Cirrhosis Reversal and Regression
- What's in a Name?
Reversal
Regression
• fibrosis content is less
• complete restoration
of normal architecture
than earlier
• “stasis of fibrosis”
• lack of progression in
the face of continued
liver injury
Anti-Fibrotic Therapy
• Objectives
Prevent Fibrosis
Arrest Fibrosis
Reverse Fibrosis
• Antifibrotic activity per se
Organ specificity
Steps of Anti-Fibrotic Approaches
Steps of Anti-Fibrotic Approaches
Anti-Fibrotic Therapy
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Cytoprotective and Anti-Oxidant
Anti-Inflammatory
Anti-Cytokines
Degradation enhancer
• at least 5 major pharmaceutical Co.
• Anti-viral Therapy
Anti-Fibrotic Therapy
Drugs
Anti-Fibrotic Effect in Animal
Colchicine
No
Corticosteroids
No
P 4-H I
(Yes)
PL
(Yes)
Silymarin
Yes
UDCA
(No)
Pentoxifylline
Yes
PG Es
(Yes)
IFN
Yes
IFN/
(Yes)
HGF
(Yes)
anti-TGF Mab
(Yes)
ET-A R antagonist
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Retinoic Acid
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Man
No
(No) AH
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(Yes)
(?)
PBC
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ALD
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(Yes) B & C
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Fibrosis Progression
• Poynard T, Bedosa P, Opolon P
F
Lancet 1997
Rapid Fibroser
Intermediate Fibroser
Slow Fibroser
Yr
Ongoing Injury, Host Factor, Concurrent Insult
When will we be able to Treat Cirrhosis?
The Fantasy
1. tailored to host genotype
2. disease-specific features
Treat Cirrhosis
1.defining the risk of fibrosis
2. treatment response
Halt or regress fibrosis
Development of better diagnostics
Understanding hepatic fibrosis
“These fantasies are sure to become fact before
hepatology celebrates its 50th anniversary”
Hepatic Fibrosis & Liver
Cirrhosis
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Hepatic Fibrosis
Reversal of Hepatic Fibrosis: Fact or Fantasy?
Non-invasive Diagnosis of Hepatic Fibrosis
Portal Hypertension: Old and New
Diagnosis of Fibrosis
: the Bottleneck to Progress in Clinical Trials
• how to quantify the regression of fiber
• assess progression
• liver biopsy : the gold standard
- sampling error
- qualitative descriptor
- No data on regression (speed, mechanisms..)
• Biomarkers
- fibrogenic activity
- clinical outcomes
간 섬유화의 비관혈적 진단의 필요성
•급성간염
만성간염
간섬유증 간경변증
• 섬유화의 진행 / 질병의 진행 경과 파악
• 만성 간질환 치료의 비약적인 발전
→ 손쉽고 정확하게 반복적으로 간 섬유화 평가
간 암
•Liver Biopsy
“gold standard”
sampling error : 1/50,000 of the total liver
variability : Fibrosis not evenly distributed
: Lt & Rt difference; 24%(1 grade), 30%(1 stage)
inter-/intra-observer variation
static information
no standardized criteria
•Liver Biopsy
• 간 섬유화의 반정량화에 대한 오해
Knodell, Ishak, METAVIR, Sheuer score
Staging of Fibrosis
• 질적 구분이지 양적 측정이 아님
Qualitative descriptor, NOT quantitative measure
• 새로운 전망
표준 지침 마련
섬유화의 올바른 양적 평가
Masson trichrome : fibrillar ECM의 저평가
Picrosirius red : fibrillar ECM
Reticulin : pericellular ECM
섬유화의 적절한 질적 평가
IHC for tenascin : 활동적 섬유생성, 가역성 (?)
IHC for vitronectin : 비가역성 (?)
Non-invasive Diagnosis of Hepatic Fibrosis
• Sonography, CT, MR
• (Direct a/o Indirect) Serum Markers
• (Transient) Elastography
• No Guideline (or Consensus) on the DIAGNOSIS of
Liver Cirrhosis WITHOUT Liver Biopsy
Non-invasive Diagnosis of Hepatic Fibrosis
• Sonography, CT, MR
Non-invasive Diagnosis of Hepatic Fibrosis
• Sonography, CT, MR
Non-invasive Diagnosis of Hepatic Fibrosis
• Sonography, CT, MR
• 예민하지 않음
(정상소견이라 하더라도 대상 간경변의 존재를 부정하
지 못함)
• (원인질환이 명백할 때) 민감도는 높음
• 영상검사를 사용하여 간경변을 진단하는
diagnostic standard는 아직 없음
• 영상진단 : 간경변증과 그 합병증의 진단에 주로 국한
• 필요한 것은 간경변의 진단이 아니라 간섬유화의 양적
평가
- diffusion weight MR
- HVPG
Non-invasive Diagnosis of Hepatic Fibrosis
• (Direct a/o Indirect) Serum Markers
간 섬유화 –
혈청학적 표지자
• 간조직 검사와 혈청학적 검사의 근본적인 차이점
간조직 검사 : 고정된 시점의 섬유화
혈청학적 표지자 : 간섬유화의 동적인 상태를 반영
조직 섬유화는 아직 없지만 높은 섬유생성 vice versa
• 표준진단과 비교기준의 문제
표준진단인 간조직 검사의 문제점
간조직 검사와 혈청학적 표지자의 근본적인 차이점
→ 오류 x 오류 → 혈청학적 표지자 연구결과의 혼란
간 섬유화 –
혈청학적 표지자
• Ideal serologic test
1. Liver specificity
2. Sensitive for fibrogenesis & fibrolysis
3. Known cellular source, half life, excretion route
4. Measure : sensitive, reproducible, fast, easy
• Indirect markers : 간기능의 지표
ECM 대사를 직접 반영하지 않음
• Direct markers : ECM 대사를 직접 반영
간 섬유화 -
혈청학적 표지자 (Indirect Markers)
• AST/ALT ratio
• PGA index : prothrombin time, GGT, apolipoprotein A1
• PGAA index : PGA + 2-macroglobulin
• FibroTest (BioPredictive, Paris, France)
HCV-FibroSure  (LabCorp, Burlington, NC)
: MULTIVIRIC
: GGT, apolipoprotein A1, 2-macroglobulin, haptoglobin, total bilirubin
ActiTest (BioPredictive, Paris, France) : + ALT
• Forns fibrosis index : 나이, 혈소판수, GGT, cholesterol
• APRI (AST/platelet ratio index) : AST(xUNL)x100 / plt (109/L)
간 섬유화 –
혈청학적 표지자 (Indirect Markers)
• FibroTest (BioPredictive, Paris, France)
: fibrosis index (age-, sex-adjusted)
: METAVIR F2-F4 :
0.0-0.1 (100% negative PV)
0.6-1.0 ( 90% positive PV)
Imbert-Bismut et al. Lancet 2001
간 섬유화 –
혈청학적 표지자 (Indirect Markers)
• GlycoCirrhoTest
Callewaert et al. Nature Med 2004
: 간경변증 특유의 desialylated serum protein
N-glycan profile (‘clinical glycomics’)
: GlycoCirrhoTest + FibroTest
Sensitivity 75%(대상성) - 100%(비대상성)
Specificity 100%
간 섬유화 –
혈청학적 표지자 (Indirect Markers)
• 바이러스성 간질환과 비알코올성 지방간염에서
AST/ALT >1은 진행된 간섬유화나 간경변증과 연관
• GGT와 prothrombin index는 많이 진행된 간섬유화의 표
지로서 유용
• FibroTest® 등과 APRI를 이용한 연구 결과는 흥미로워,
앞으로 보다 다양한 환자들을 대상으로 타당성을 검증하
는 연구가 필요하며,
• 간섬유화의 간접적인 표지자에 관한 연구들은 전체적으로
섬유화의 양쪽 끝(F1, F4)에 위치한 환자들을 찾아내거나
배제함에 있어서 좋은 결과를 나타내지만,
• 중간정도의 섬유화(F2, F3)를 나타내는 환자에서의 진단
정확도는 크게 미흡
간 섬유화 –
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혈청학적 표지자 (Direct Markers)
Collagen propeptides
- PIIINP
- PICP
- Procollagen IV C peptide / N peptide (7s collagen)
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Glycoproteins
- HA
- Laminin
- Tenascin
- Undulin
- YKL-40 (chondrex)
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Metalloproteinases and inhibitors
- MMP
- TIMP
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Cytokines
- TGF-
간 섬유화 –
혈청학적 표지자 (Direct Markers)
• Direct marker 중 어느 것도 이상적인 간섬유화의 표지
자 조건을 갖추고 있지 못하며,
• 각 표지자 검사방법의 표준화가 이루어져 있지 않고,
• Direct marker 중 ‘gold standard'가 없을 뿐 아니라,
• 현재 ‘gold standard‘인 간조직 검사에 대한 제한점과 문
제점이 제기되고 있어,
• Direct marker들과 ECM deposition/removal 사이의 관
련성을 정확히 평가하기는 많은 제한점이 있다.
간 섬유화 –
혈청학적 표지자 (Direct Markers)
• The European Liver Fibrosis (ELF) study
: HA, PIIINP, TIMP-1, collagen IV, collagen VI, laminin, MMP-2
등을 조사
: 나이, HA, PIIINP, TIMP-1 4가지 표지자가 가장 유용
: 전체적인 ELF test의 진단 정확도는 이전에 발표된 연구들과 유사
: 심한 섬유화를 가진 환자들을 찾아내거나
경한 섬유화를 가진 환자들을 가려내는 데에 있어서 가장 유용
Rosenberg, et al. Gastroenterology 2004
• FIBROSpectII® (Prometheus Lab., San Diego, CA)
: 간섬유화의 직접적인 표지자를 포함하여 구성
: HA, TIMP-1, α2-macroglobulin
간 섬유화 –
혈청학적 표지자 (Direct Markers)
• Direct marker로서 HA, PIIINP, type IV collagen이 유용
• TIMP-1과 MMP-2는 동시에 측정 시 더욱 유용
• YKL-40 등 새로운 표지자에 대한 탐색이 필요
• 단순히 검사하는 Direct marker의 수를 많게 한다고 해서
진단율이 높아지지는 않음
• 간섬유화의 Direct marker에 관한 연구들은 전체적으로
섬유화의 양쪽 끝(F1, F4)에 위치한 환자들을 찾아내거나
배제함에 있어서 좋은 결과를 나타내지만,
• 중간정도의 섬유화(F2, F3)를 나타내는 환자에서의 진단
정확도는 크게 미흡
Non-invasive Diagnosis of Hepatic Fibrosis
• (Direct a/o Indirect) Serum Markers
Non-invasive Diagnosis of Hepatic Fibrosis
• (Direct a/o Indirect) Serum Markers
Non-invasive Diagnosis of Hepatic Fibrosis
• (Transient) Elastography
• FibroScan : EchoSens, Paris, France
• Ultrasonic transducer
• Liver stiffness (elastic modulus, kPa)
Non-invasive Diagnosis of Hepatic Fibrosis
• (Transient) Elastography
• 대부분의 연구는 C형 간염을 대상으로 한 연구
• 프랑스 보건당국도 Fibroscan을 C형 간염 이외의 원인
질환에 적용하는 것을 추천하고 있지 않음
Guidelines for the diagnosis of uncomplicated
cirrhosis.
Gastroenterol Clin Biol 2007;31:504-509
Non-invasive Diagnosis of Hepatic Fibrosis
1.
Clinical Use vs. Research
clinical application ≠ statistics
diagnostic accuracy ≈ liver biopsy
very low false negativity
2.
Affordability
primary vs. secondary vs. tertiary
Beckson fallacy
Non-invasive Diagnosis of Hepatic Fibrosis
3.
“Diagnostic Truth”
“gold standard” : upto 20% misdiagnosis
fact (“They are different.”) vs. truth (“Which is wrong?”)
AUROC 0.85
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Fibrosis (F1-F3) vs. Cirrhosis (F4)
F0-F1 vs. F2-4 (significant fibrosis and cirrhosis)
F0-F2 vs. F3-F4 (advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis)
5.
Verified in HBV, HCV, and Alcohol
간 섬유화 –
향후 전망
• 현재 발표된 간섬유화의 비관혈적 진단을 위한 표지자들
은 임상에서 요구되는 최종적인 목표에는 아직 도달하지
못한 상태이지만,
• 지난 10년의 괄목할만한 진전을 고려한다면 향후 10년 후
에는 정확한 간섬유화의 비관혈적 진단을 위한 표지자들
을 임상에서 이용할 수 있게 될 것
간 섬유화 –
10년 후 가상 증례
• 치료에 실패한 B형 간염을 가진 50세 남자가 전원의뢰됨.
• 환자의 SNP study에 근거한 ‘fibrogenic risk’ 유전자형을 파악,
• 여러 혈청 검사 표지자들과 새로운 영상진단을 이용하여 현재 진행 중
인 fibrogenesis와 이미 축적된 fibrosis를 계량화하여, 간섬유화의 고
위험군으로서 간경변증으로 진행될 위험이 있다고 판단,
• 환자의 유전자형에 근거한 항섬유화 치료제(customized anti-fibrotic
regimen)를 투여,
• 3개월마다 비관혈적 간섬유화 평가지표들을 이용하여 치료효과를 추
적.
• 환자는 자연 수명을 다할 때까지 간경변이나 간암의 발생 없이 살아가
게 됨.
Hepatic Fibrosis & Liver
Cirrhosis
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Hepatic Fibrosis
Reversal of Hepatic Fibrosis: Fact or Fantasy?
Non-invasive Diagnosis of Hepatic Fibrosis
Portal Hypertension: Old and New
Pathology of Portal Hypertension
Anatomy
• Dual Blood Supply – HA, PV
• 2.5% of B.Wt., 25% of CO
• High capacitance &
Very low perfusion pressure
• Sinusoidal Network
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Hepatic arteriole
Sinusoid
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Central venule
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Portal venule
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Portal Hypertension & Liver Fibrosis
Portal Pressure
Ohm’s Law
ΔP=QxR
ΔP=Q x R
 

 

ΔP=Q x R
  
  
Portal Pressure
• ΔP=QxR
• R : Fixed & Modulable (20-30%)
Fixed component (architectural and mechanical)
ECM deposition
sinusoidal capillarization
regenerating nodule
thrombosis
Modulable component (dynamic and functional)
HSC activation and contraction
vascular smooth muscle contraction
Portal Pressure
•Hepatic Stellate Cell
•Sinusoidal Endothelial Cell
Hepatic Stellate Cell
Hepatic Stellate Cell : “activation”
Hepatic Stellate Cell : “contraction”
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Rockey
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Clemens
Thimgan
Biochem J
Eur J Biochem
J Clin Invest
Hepatology
Semin Liver Dis
Am J Physiol
Hepatic Stellate Cell
Contraction
Relaxation
Endothelin
++++
Nitric Oxide
++++
Angiotensin II
++
Carbon Monoxide
+
Thrombin
+
PG E2
+
Vasopressin
+
Lipo-PG E1
+
Prostaglandin F2
+
Adrenomodulin
+
Thromboxane A2
+
Substance P
+
PAF
+
Adenosine
+
Hepatic Stellate Cell
Hepatic Stellate Cell
ET/NO
Fibrogenesis
Portal Hypertension
ECM production
HSC contraction
Endothelin
ET-1, ET-2, ET-3 family
ETA, ETB1, ETB2 receptor
ETA: ET-1>ET-2>>ET-3
vascular smooth muscle cell
vasocontriction
ETB: ET-1 ET-2ET-3
variable cells
ETB1 : specific receptor of vascular endothelial cell
ecNOS induction  NO  vasorelaxation
function as a “clearing receptor”
to remove ET from the circulation
ETB2 : vasoconstriction
Endothelin : synthesis
Endothelin : synthesis
Endothelin : signaling pathway
Endothelin
ET-1 secretion
by SEC
ET-1 secretion 
by HSC >> SEC
ET-1 sensitivity 
ETR 
HSC>>SEC, Kpf., Hep.
ETAR 

ETBR
ET-1 / paracrine
NO / endocrine
HSC contraction
HSC relaxation
Normal Liver
Cirrhotic Liver
HSC activation
& Fibrogenesis
VasoconstrictorVasodilator
Vasoconstrictor>> Vasodilator
ET1 , ET Receptor 
HSC
Sinusoidal EC
Splanchnic & Systemic EC
ET1  NO
ET1 , NO 
ET1  NO
ET1 , NO 
Nitric Oxide (NO)
“The animal spirit is spiritus nitro-aeriens”
John Mayow, Tractatus Quinque Medico-physici, 1674
Counterbalancing of vasoconstriction
ecNOS, nNOS : constitutive form
produce small amount of NO
very fast time constant (seconds)
iNOS : inducible form
produce larger quantities
Hepatic Stellate Cell & Sinus Endothelial Cell Relaxation
Nitric Oxide (NO) : synthesis & metabolism
Nitric Oxide (NO) : function
Injury
Protection
NO isoform
iNOS
eNOS, iNOS
Cell type expression
Hepatocyte, Kupffer
cell
endothelial cell,
hepatic stellate cell,
hepatocyte
Intracellular location
mitochondria, nucleus
extracellular, cytoplasm?
Reactive oxygen level
high
low
Cellular action
Peroxynitrite formation, DNA damage,
mitochondrial permeability increase,
tyrosine nitrosylation
Vasodilation, inhibition of inflammatory
cell adhesion, thiol
nitrosylation of
caspase, induction of
heat shock response
NO in Cirrhosis : Not Enough, Too Much
VasoconstrictorVasodilator
ET1 , ET Receptor 
HSC
Sinusoidal EC
Vasoconstrictor>> Vasodilator
ET1  NO
Splanchnic & Systemic EC ET1  NO
ET1 , NO 
ET1 , NO 
Intrahepatic deficit of NO  IHVR 
Splanch. & System. excess of NO  HBF  & Hyperdynamic Circ.
Summary
Portal Hypertension
IHVR
IHVR
HSC activation & Fibrosis
HSC ET-1 
SEC NO  & Thrombosis
Portal Hypertension
IHVR
Splanchnic
Vasodilatation
Splanchnic Vasodilatation
Splanchnic EC NO  
Δ P = Q x R, Compensatory mechanism
PortoSystemic Shunt
Portal Hypertension
initiated by IHVR  (R)
aggravated by Splanchnic Blood Flow  (Q)
Portal Hypertension
IHVR
Splanchnic
Vasodilatation
Systemic
Vasodilatation
PortoSystemic Shunt
 Bacterial translocation & Endotoxemia
 TNF  iNOS 
Systemic Vasodilatation
 Shear stress  eNOS 
 Splanchnic vasodilatation  
Hyperdynamic Circulation
Portal Hypertension
IHVR
: SVR, CO, BP, Blood Flow
Splanchnic
Vasodilatation
Systemic
Vasodilatation
SNS activation
RAAS activation
 ADH
Systemic Vasodilatation
 Effective circulating volume 
 SNS activation, RAAS activation, ADH 
 Hyperdynamic circulation
Hyperdynamic Circulation
Portal Hypertension
IHVR
Decompensation
: SVR, CO, BP, Blood Flow
Splanchnic
Vasodilatation
Systemic
Vasodilatation
SNS activation
RAAS activation
 ADH
Salt & Water
Retention
Ascites
Hyperdynamic Circulation
Portal Hypertension
IHVR
Decompensation
: SVR, CO, BP, Blood Flow
Splanchnic
Vasodilatation
Systemic
Vasodilatation
SNS activation
RAAS activation
 ADH
Salt & Water
Retention
Liver Fibrosis
Liver Cirrhosis
s Ascites
Liver Cirrhosis
c Ascites
Refractory
Ascites
Ascites
HRS
간경변 진단/ 분류에 대한 새로운 지식/의견
• HVPG, reversibility, …
Selected Readings
• 김동준. 간섬유증의 약물치료. 대한간학회지 2001;7:6-11
• 김진봉,백광호,김동준. 간섬유증의 화학적 표지자. 대한소화
기학회지 2002;40:76-77
• 김동준. 문맥압항진증의 병인:새로운 연구동향. 대한간학회지
2003;9(Suppl4):9-21
• 김동준. 간섬유화의 비관혈적 진단. 대한간학회지
2005;11(Suppl2):20-32
• 윤광희,김동준. 정맥류 출혈의 예방과 간정맥압력차의 측정.
대한간학회지 2006;12:464-468