Hepatosplenomegalic lipidosis: what unless Gaucher? Adult cholesteryl ester storage disease (CESD) with anemia, mesenteric lipodystrophy, increased plasma chitotriosidase activity and a homozygous lysosomal acid lipase -1 exon 8 splice junction mutation.

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Absence or low anti-HBV surface antibody (anti-HBs) is associated with an increased risk of HBV reactivation in patients with lymphoma and resolved HBV infection receiving rituximab-containing chemotherapy. Quantification of anti-HBV core antibody (anti-HBc) is a new marker associated with the natural...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Yang HC,Tsou HH,Pei SN,Chang CS,Chen JH,Yao M,Lin SJ,Lin J,Yuan Q,Xia N,Liu TW,Chen PJ,Cheng AL,Hsu C,Taiwan Cooperative Oncology Group.

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Interaction between CYP2E1, ethanol metabolites, and enhanced lipid peroxidation is linked to the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease. This study was conducted to compare the expression of various cytochrome enzymes and the appearance of aldehyde adducts in humans. METHODS:Acetaldehyde- and lipid p...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Niemelä O,Parkkila S,Juvonen RO,Viitala K,Gelboin HV,Pasanen M

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report we describe the case of a 7-year-old boy, suffering from autoimmune-type chronic active hepatitis (AI-CAH) associated with vitiligo, nail dystrophy, alopecia areata and a variant of liver kidney microsomal (LKM) autoantibodies. This patient's antibodies are different from LKM-1 which are directed agains...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Sacher M,Blümel P,Thaler H,Manns M

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The circuitous cell signalling pathways of hepatocytes comprise several factors that operate to downgrade or even interrupt the transmission of a given signal. These down-regulating influences are essential to keep cell proliferation and cell survival in check and if impaired, can alter a delicate balance in favour of...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Dufour JF,Huber O,Kozma SC,Lu X,Toftgård R

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A portal hemodynamic study was made in 7 consecutive patients with chronic portal-systemic encephalopathy by percutaneous transhepatic catheterization of the portal vein and injecting contrast medium into the superior mesenteric vein or by superior mesenteric arterial portography in comparison with patients without en...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Takashi M,Igarashi M,Hino S,Takayasu K,Goto N,Musha H,Ohnishi K,Okuda K

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a serious neuropsychiatric complication of chronic liver disease. Brain monoamines have been implicated in the pathogenesis of HE. We examined the relationship between monoamine dysfunction and the degree of portal-systemic shunting (PSS) in rats with varying degrees of PS...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Lozeva V,Montgomery JA,Tuomisto L,Rocheleau B,Pannunzio M,Huet PM,Butterworth RF

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Liver fibrosis is a dynamic state between matrix production and degradation. Since our report in 1974, many studies have examined collagenase and liver fibrosis, but not the identification of cells responsible for collagenase production in vivo. The aim of this study was to investigate the gene expressi...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Watanabe T,Niioka M,Hozawa S,Kameyama K,Hayashi T,Arai M,Ishikawa A,Maruyama K,Okazaki I

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Affordable point-of-care tests for hepatitis C (HCV) viraemia are needed to improve access to treatment in low- and middle-income countries. Our aims were to determine the target limit of detection (LOD) necessary to diagnose the majority of people with HCV eligible for treatment, and identify charact...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Freiman JM,Wang J,Easterbrook PJ,Horsburgh CR,Marinucci F,White LF,Kamkamidze G,Krajden M,Loarec A,Njouom R,Nguyen KV,Shiha G,Soliman R,Solomon SS,Tsertsvadze T,Denkinger CM,Linas B

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Biliary atresia (BA) is a pediatric inflammatory disease of the biliary system which leads to cirrhosis and the need for liver transplantation. One theory regarding etiology is that bile duct injury is due to virus-induced autoreactive T cell-mediated inflammation. Regulatory T cell (Treg) abnormaliti...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Tucker RM,Feldman AG,Fenner EK,Mack CL

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Phosphorylase-b deficient patients suffer from glycogen storage disease (GSD IXa) leading to liver enlargement which usually resolves during puberty and adolescence. This pathology has not yet been documented by (1)H MR spectroscopy (MRS) investigation. METHODS:MRS of eight GSD IXa patients was perform...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Sijens PE,Smit GP,Borgdorff MA,Kappert P,Oudkerk M

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Silymarin has protective effects in different experimental conditions, but its efficacy in human liver cirrhosis has not been completely established. Therefore, this study was carried out to determine the effect of silymarin in alcoholics with liver cirrhosis with respect to survival and clinical and la...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Parés A,Planas R,Torres M,Caballería J,Viver JM,Acero D,Panés J,Rigau J,Santos J,Rodés J

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Cholangiocarcinoma comprises 5-20% of all primary malignant tumors of the liver. However, the lack of information about the genetic basis of cholangiocarcinoma has impeded characterization and understanding of its biological behavior. METHODS:In this study, genome-wide aberrations in 13 cases of cholan...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Wong N,Li L,Tsang K,Lai PB,To KF,Johnson PJ

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Recently, a novel DNA virus was isolated from the serum of a patient with post-transfusion non-A-G hepatitis and named TT virus. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of TT virus infection in patients with sporadic acute hepatitis of unknown etiology. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Parquet MC,Yatsuhashi H,Koga M,Inoue O,Matsumoto T,Hamada R,Igarashi A,Yano M

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Protein-L-isoaspartyl methyltransferase (PIMT) is a methyltransferase that plays a crucial role in the repair of damaged proteins. In this study, we investigated whether ethanol exposure causes an accumulation of modified proteins bearing atypical isoaspartyl residues that may be related to impaired PIM...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Kharbanda KK,Mailliard ME,Baldwin CR,Sorrell MF,Tuma DJ

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats were malnourished for 12 months with a highly inadequate fat-rich, calorie-sufficient but otherwise poly-deficient liquid diet composed of mashed potatoes with mayonnaise, comparable with the nutritional intake of many chronic alcoholics. When alcohol was incorporated into this diet, administered as whisky in dri...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Bosma A,Seifert WF,van Thiel-de Ruiter GC,van Leeuwen RE,Blauw B,Roholl P,Knook DL,Brouwer A

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Combinations of beta-blockers and vasodilators have been assessed for their ability to lower portal pressure and so prevent variceal haemorrhage. However, reservations have been raised particularly with respect to renal function and perfusion after the use of these medicines in patients with chronic liv...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Forrest EH,Bouchier IA,Hayes PC

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Although the growth suppressing Hippo pathway has been implicated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) pathogenesis, it is unknown at which stage of hepatocarcinogenesis its dysregulation occurs. We investigated in rat and human preneoplastic lesions whether overexpression of the transcriptional co-activ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Perra A,Kowalik MA,Ghiso E,Ledda-Columbano GM,Di Tommaso L,Angioni MM,Raschioni C,Testore E,Roncalli M,Giordano S,Columbano A

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS/METHODS:During cholestasis, components normally excreted into bile, e.g. bilirubin, accumulate in liver cells and biliary passages. In order to assess the conjugation of bilirubin retained in the hepatocyte during cholestasis, we analyzed the pattern of bilirubin pigments in rat serum and bile, using reversed phas...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Mesa VA,De Vos R,Fevery J

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver fibrosis is one of the most important factors of disturbed liver function, but could not be measured by simple blood tests until recently. Among several parameters used for this purpose, the aminoterminal procollagen type III peptide (PIIIP) appears to be the most widely accepted. Studies conducted in several cl...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Hahn EG

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The pathogenesis of the inflammatory lesion in primary sclerosing cholangitis is unknown. The clinical picture is characterized by i.a. episodes of fever, the cause of which also remains speculative. Previous studies of bacterial isolates in the liver or bile ducts in primary sclerosing cholangitis have...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Olsson R,Björnsson E,Bäckman L,Friman S,Höckerstedt K,Kaijser B,Olausson M

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Nutrients influence non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Essential fatty acids deficiency promotes various syndromes, including hepatic steatosis, through increased de novo lipogenesis. The mechanisms underlying such increased lipogenic response remain unidentified. METHODS:We used wild type mice and m...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Ducheix S,Montagner A,Polizzi A,Lasserre F,Marmugi A,Bertrand-Michel J,Podechard N,Al Saati T,Chétiveaux M,Baron S,Boué J,Dietrich G,Mselli-Lakhal L,Costet P,Lobaccaro JM,Pineau T,Theodorou V,Postic C,Martin PG,Guil

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We evaluated the test performance profile (TPP) of blood tests of liver fibrosis. METHODS:Three hundred and fifty-six patients with C chronic hepatitis were included in two centers. Metavir staging of liver specimens by two independent pathologists and the following tests were evaluated: Fibrotest (FT)...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Halfon P,Bacq Y,De Muret A,Penaranda G,Bourliere M,Ouzan D,Tran A,Botta D,Renou C,Bréchot MC,Degott C,Paradis V

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a cholestatic liver disease of unknown etiology. Although the primary defect affects cholangiocytes, cholestatic injury of hepatocytes may promote further liver damage. Since down-regulation of hepatocellular organic anion transporters is implicated in the molecul...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Geier A,Dietrich CG,Lammert F,Orth T,Mayet WJ,Matern S,Gartung C

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To define the epidemiologic and clinical significance of delta infection in the Naples area, we sought anti-delta antibodies in all cases of HBV-associated liver diseases, hospitalized in our department during 1983 (234 acute hepatitis, 9 of which fulminant; 51 chronic hepatitis; 32 cirrhosis; 19 hepatocarcinomas) and...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Amoroso P,Giorgio A,Fico P,Lettieri G,de Stefano G,Scala V,Pesce G,Pierri P,Pempinello R,Finelli L

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary concerns in liver transplant candidates have intraoperative and outcome implications. Evolving MELD exception policies address transplant priority for problems such as hepatopulmonary syndrome, portopulmonary hypertension, and hemorrhagic hereditary telangiectasia. Other pulmonary issues such as refractory h...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Krowka MJ,Wiesner RH,Heimbach JK

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occasionally direct sequencing of amplified hepatitis B virus DNA leads to weak signals on autoradiograms. Using amplified C-gene sequences we investigated whether this is due to sequence heterogeneity of virus populations and use of inappropriate primers for direct sequencing. High C-gene sequence heterogeneity (poin...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Miska S,Günther S,Vassilev M,Meisel H,Pape G,Will H

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Therapy of chronic hepatitis B with HBV-polymerase inhibitors, in particular tenofovir or adefovir, may affect renal function. To assess renal function more accurately in the normal range, we used the recently validated, Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) formula to calculate ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Mauss S,Berger F,Filmann N,Hueppe D,Henke J,Hegener P,Athmann C,Schmutz G,Herrmann E

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) play a key role in hepatic fibrogenesis. However, their origin is still unknown. We tested the hypothesis that bone marrow (BM) contributes to the population of HSCs. METHODS:Chimeric mice transplanted with donor BM from collagen alpha1(I)-GFP+ reporter mice were subjected...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Kisseleva T,Uchinami H,Feirt N,Quintana-Bustamante O,Segovia JC,Schwabe RF,Brenner DA

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Sepsis is an acute systemic inflammatory response to infection associated with high patient mortality (28-40%). We hypothesized that interleukin (IL)-30, a novel cytokine protecting mice against liver injury resulting from inflammation, would generate a protective effect against systemic inflammation ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Yan J,Mitra A,Hu J,Cutrera JJ,Xia X,Doetschman T,Gagea M,Mishra L,Li S

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of global epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes, the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing both in Europe and the United States, becoming one of the most frequent causes of chronic liver disease and predictably, one of the leading causes of liver transplantation both for end-...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Pais R,Barritt AS 4th,Calmus Y,Scatton O,Runge T,Lebray P,Poynard T,Ratziu V,Conti F

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00