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Patricia C Contreras

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Gracia-Sancho J, Manicardi N, Ortega-Ribera M, Maeso-Diaz R, Guixe-Muntet S, Fernandez-Iglesias A, et al.
Hepatol Commun . 2019 Jul; 3(7):987-1000. PMID: 31304452
In cirrhosis, liver microvascular dysfunction is a key factor increasing hepatic vascular resistance to portal blood flow, which leads to portal hypertension. De-regulated inflammatory and pro-apoptotic processes due to chronic...
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Kopec A, Spada A, Contreras P, Mackman N, Luyendyk J
Toxicol Sci . 2017 Dec; 162(2):396-405. PMID: 29228388
Tissue factor (TF) is the primary activator of the blood coagulation cascade. Liver parenchymal cells (ie, hepatocytes) express TF in a molecular state that lacks procoagulant activity. Hepatocyte apoptosis is...
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Verma V, Li H, Wang R, Hirsova P, Mushref M, Liu Y, et al.
J Hepatol . 2015 Dec; 64(3):651-60. PMID: 26632633
Background & Aims: The mechanisms by which hepatocyte exposure to alcohol activates inflammatory cells such as macrophages in alcoholic liver disease (ALD) are unclear. The role of released nano-sized membrane...
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Kahraman A, Bronk S, Cazanave S, Werneburg N, Mott J, Contreras P, et al.
Hepatol Res . 2009 Jul; 39(8):805-13. PMID: 19624765
Aim: Excessive matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity has been implicated in the pathogenesis of acute and chronic liver injury. CTS-1027 is an MMP inhibitor, which has previously been studied in humans...
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Hoglen N, Chen L, Fisher C, Hirakawa B, Groessl T, Contreras P
J Pharmacol Exp Ther . 2004 Jan; 309(2):634-40. PMID: 14742742
The potency, efficacy, and pharmacokinetic properties of IDN-6556 (3-[2-[(2-tert-butyl-phenylaminooxalyl)-amino]-propionylamino]-4-oxo-5-(2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-phenoxy)-pentanoic acid), a first-in-class caspase inhibitor in clinical trials for the treatment of liver diseases, were characterized in vivo in rodent models....