Hypolocomotion in rats with chronic liver failure is due to increased glutamate and activation of metabotropic glutamate receptors in substantia nigra.

abstract：:It has been postulated that one of the mechanisms of hypotension associated with cirrhosis is an attenuated responsiveness to catecholamines despite the increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system and the elevated plasma concentrations of the sympathetic neurotransmitter, norepinephrine. This abnormality was ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Bomzon A,Binah O,Blendis LM

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The impact of dietary fatty acids on the development of cancers is highly controversial. We recently demonstrated that unsaturated fatty acids trigger the downregulation of the tumor suppressor PTEN through an mTOR/NF-kappaB-dependent mechanism in hepatocytes. In this study, we investigated whether unsa...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Vinciguerra M,Carrozzino F,Peyrou M,Carlone S,Montesano R,Benelli R,Foti M

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic liver disease and liver transplantation (LT) can delay both timing and ability of women to conceive. With increased awareness and availability of in vitro fertilisation (IVF), the need for accurate counselling is paramount. To date, minimal data exists to inform outcomes of IVF in patients with chron...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Rahim MN,Theocharidou E,Yen Lau KG,Ahmed R,Marattukalam F,Long L,Cannon MD,Heneghan MA

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Liver cirrhosis is accompanied by a fall in whole-body protein turnover and alterations of the growth hormone (GH)/insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) axis. However, the influence of liver cirrhosis on the GH/IGF-1 axis in the perioperative period, and the contribution of the GH/IGF-1 axis alteration in...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Inaba T,Saito H,Inoue T,Han I,Furukawa S,Matsuda T,Ikeda S,Muto T

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Albumin administration prevents renal failure and improves survival in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. This study characterizes the mechanisms of action of albumin in this condition. METHODS:Systemic and splanchnic hemodynamics, plasma renin activity and plasma concentration of interleukin-6, serum ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Fernández J,Navasa M,Garcia-Pagan JC,G-Abraldes J,Jiménez W,Bosch J,Arroyo V

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Robust data on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) incidence among HIV/hepatitis B virus (HBV)-coinfected individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART) are needed to inform HCC screening strategies. We aimed to evaluate the incidence and risk factors of HCC among HIV/HBV-coinfected individuals on tenofovir d...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Wandeler G,Mauron E,Atkinson A,Dufour JF,Kraus D,Reiss P,Peters L,Dabis F,Fehr J,Bernasconi E,van der Valk M,Smit C,Gjærde LK,Rockstroh J,Neau D,Bonnet F,Rauch A,Swiss HIV Cohort Study, Athena Observational Cohort Study

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Tumor shrinkage has been considered a fundamental surrogate efficacy measure for new cancer treatments. However, in patients treated with sorafenib for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), tumor shrinkage rarely accompanies increased survival, thereby questioning the prognostic value of imaging-ba...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Personeni N,Bozzarelli S,Pressiani T,Rimassa L,Tronconi MC,Sclafani F,Carnaghi C,Pedicini V,Giordano L,Santoro A

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Modulation of dendritic cell (DC) function has been theorized as one of the mechanisms used by hepatitis C virus (HCV) to evade the host immune response and cause persistent infection. METHODS:We used a range of cell and molecular biology techniques to study DC subsets from uninfected and HCV-infecte...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Leone P,Di Tacchio M,Berardi S,Santantonio T,Fasano M,Ferrone S,Vacca A,Dammacco F,Racanelli V

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We have previously shown that an abnormality in cardiac autonomic reflexes (AN) is an independent predictor of mortality in patients with chronic liver disease. Aim of this study was to determine whether there was an association between prolonged QTc interval and cardiac AN. METHODS:Cardiac AN and QTc ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Puthumana L,Chaudhry V,Thuluvath PJ

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The establishment of robust HCV cell culture systems and characterization of the viral life cycle provided the molecular basis for highly innovative, successful years in HCV drug development. With the identification of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs), such as NS3/4A protease inhibitors, NS5A replication complex ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Welzel TM,Dultz G,Zeuzem S

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental autoimmune hepatitis was induced in C57BL/6 mice by immunization with syngeneic liver protein and adjuvant. Hepatitis was characterized by marked cellular infiltrates, but hepatic necrosis was mild to moderate. A small dose of endotoxin (25 micrograms/mouse) produced lethal hepatitis with elevation of ser...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Ogawa M,Mori Y,Ueda S,Mori T,Makino Y,Hori J,Ohto M,Wakashin M

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ischemic biliary phenotype of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is rare but distinct, with progressive biliary tree ischemia usually resulting in an irreversible secondary sclerosing cholangiopathy. When clinically severe, liver transplant is often indicated. We report three patients with marked HHT asso...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Vlachou PA,Colak E,Koculym A,Kirpalani A,Kim TK,Hirschfield GM,Faughnan ME

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the human fetal liver, CYP3A7 is expressed as early as the 13th week of gestation. This continues to the perinatal period when it is sharply repressed prior to birth. Concomitantly, the expression of CYP3A4, not detectable in the fetus, sharply increases in the perinatal period to remain elevated throughout adultho...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Ourlin JC,Jounaïdi Y,Maurel P,Vilarem MJ

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is a metabolic disorder characterized by a reduced hepatic activity of uroporphynogen decarboxylase (URO-D), an enzyme of the heme synthesis. The clinical features of PCT may be brought into light by hepatic injury induced by hepatitis C virus (HCV). A significant association between HCV ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Thevenot T,Bachmeyer C,Hammi R,Dumouchel P,Ducamp-Posak I,Cadranel JF

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:A distinct subgroup of angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) blockers (ARBs) have been reported to suppress the development of hepatic steatosis. These effects were generally explained by selective peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) gamma modulating properties of ARBs, independent of thei...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Nabeshima Y,Tazuma S,Kanno K,Hyogo H,Chayama K

更新日期：2009-06-01 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：BACKGROUND & AIMS:The liver is the main hematopoietic site in embryos, becoming a crucial organ in both immunity and metabolism in adults. However, how the liver adapts both the immune system and enzymatic profile to challenges in the postnatal period remains elusive. We aimed to identify the mechanisms underlying this...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Nakagaki BN,Mafra K,de Carvalho É,Lopes ME,Carvalho-Gontijo R,de Castro-Oliveira HM,Campolina-Silva GH,de Miranda CDM,Antunes MM,Silva ACC,Diniz AB,Alvarenga DM,Lopes MAF,de Souza Lacerda VA,Mattos MS,Araújo AM,Vidigal PV

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Central nervous system abnormalities such as fatigue and depression occur more frequently in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection than in many other causes of chronic liver disease. The finding that fatigue is unrelated to activity of hepatitis or mode of infection could indicate an independent eff...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Kramer L,Bauer E,Funk G,Hofer H,Jessner W,Steindl-Munda P,Wrba F,Madl C,Gangl A,Ferenci P

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review will highlight some of the important recent trends in liver transplantation. When possible, we will compare and contrast these trends across various regions of the world, in an effort to improve global consensus and better recognition of emerging data. ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Burra P,Freeman R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Diabetes occurring as a direct consequence of loss of liver function is usually characterized by non-diabetic fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels and should regress after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). This observational, longitudinal study investigated the relatio...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Grancini V,Trombetta M,Lunati ME,Boselli ML,Gatti S,Donato MF,Palmieri E,Resi V,Pugliese G,Bonadonna RC,Orsi E

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:The MELD score predicts short-term mortality in patients with cirrhosis; however, some patients with low scores develop complications and die unexpectedly. Consequently, we evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of the methacetin breath test (MBT), an assay of liver metabolic function, and the MELD score, ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Stravitz RT,Reuben A,Mizrahi M,Lalazar G,Brown K,Gordon SC,Ilan Y,Sanyal A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Steatohepatitis (SH) is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction and excessive production of superoxide, which can then be converted into H(2)O(2) by SOD2. Since mitochondrial GSH (mGSH) plays a critical role in H(2)O(2) reduction, we explored the interplay between superoxide, H(2)O(2), and mGSH in n...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： von Montfort C,Matias N,Fernandez A,Fucho R,Conde de la Rosa L,Martinez-Chantar ML,Mato JM,Machida K,Tsukamoto H,Murphy MP,Mansouri A,Kaplowitz N,Garcia-Ruiz C,Fernandez-Checa JC

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after curative treatment adversely influences clinical outcome. It is important to explore adjuvant therapies. This phase II/stage 1 multi-center, randomized trial investigated the safety, optimal dosage and preliminary efficacy of PI-88, a novel heparanase inhibitor,...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Liu CJ,Lee PH,Lin DY,Wu CC,Jeng LB,Lin PW,Mok KT,Lee WC,Yeh HZ,Ho MC,Yang SS,Lee CC,Yu MC,Hu RH,Peng CY,Lai KL,Chang SS,Chen PJ

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The finer branches of the biliary tree play an important role in biliary regeneration. They are consistently escorted by microvessels. Defects in the vascularization of these structures could impair bile duct regeneration. Therefore, we investigated the pattern of the escorting microvessels during the d...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： van den Heuvel MC,Gouw AS,Boot M,Slooff MJ,Poppema S,de Jong KP

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcoholics admitted for detoxification were entered into a double blind placebo controlled trial of oral supplementation with an antioxidant cocktail (vitamin E, beta carotene, vitamin C and selenium) in order to determine the effect of this supplementation on the rate of resolution of a serum marker of free radical a...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Butcher GP,Rhodes JM,Walker R,Krasner N,Jackson MJ

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) represents a primary hepatic malignancy with incidence and mortality rising globally. Surgical treatment has remained the only potentially curative treatment option, but it is still unclear which patients benefit most from extended liver surgery, highlighting the need for new ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Loosen SH,Roderburg C,Kauertz KL,Pombeiro I,Leyh C,Benz F,Vucur M,Longerich T,Koch A,Braunschweig T,Ulmer TF,Heidenhain C,Tacke F,Binnebösel M,Schmeding M,Trautwein C,Neumann UP,Luedde T

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Platelet cytosolic calcium is necessary for normal platelet function, and may reflect intracellular signalling in vascular smooth muscle cells. METHODS:The cytosolic calcium of platelets from patients with cirrhosis and control subjects was measured in contact with plasma from either source, using FURA 2AM....

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Forrest EH,Dillon JF,Campbell TJ,Newsome PN,Hayes PC

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Acyclic retinoid (AR; all trans-3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2,4,6,10,14-hexadecapentaenoic acid) prevented hepatocarcinogenesis in animal models and in a randomized clinical trial by eradicating premalignant and latent malignant clones of transformed cells from the liver. We investigated the possible mechanis...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Yasuda I,Shiratori Y,Adachi S,Obora A,Takemura M,Okuno M,Shidoji Y,Seishima M,Muto Y,Moriwaki H

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormalities of carbohydrate metabolism, including hyperinsulinaemia and insulin resistance, are well recognised complications of cirrhosis. While diabetes mellitus can be explained in many instances on the basis of coincident pancreatic disease, in most the characteristic glucose intolerance of cirrhosis is not read...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Allison ME,Wreghitt T,Palmer CR,Alexander GJ

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/METHODS:The cause of fulminant hepatitis is still not fully understood. We studied 23 patients with fulminant hepatitis, using polymerase chain reaction to detect hepatitis virus genomes. Tests for HBsAg and IgM anti-HAV and IgM anti-HBc were performed in all patients. Serum samples were stored at -70 degree...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Inokuchi K,Nakata K,Hamasaki K,Daikoku M,Nakao K,Kato Y,Yatsuhashi H,Koga M,Yano M,Nagataki S

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00