Association of the IL28B genotype with insulin resistance in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Oxidative DNA damage, identifiable in the formation of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), is relevant in the mutagenesis/carcinogenesis process. The aim of this study was to assess 8-OHdG levels in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in relation to extent of liver damage and HCV genotype. ME...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Cardin R,Saccoccio G,Masutti F,Bellentani S,Farinati F,Tiribelli C

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:In 2002, the first reported outbreak of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection involving mostly intravenous drug users (IDU) occurred in Italy. We attempted a thorough evaluation of the outbreak, including epidemiological, clinical and virological analyses. METHODS:We conducted an epidemiological investigat...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Spada E,Genovese D,Tosti ME,Mariano A,Cuccuini M,Proietti L,Giuli CD,Lavagna A,Crapa GE,Morace G,Taffon S,Mele A,Rezza G,Rapicetta M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Inflammation in the liver is a complex interaction between parenchymal and non-parenchymal cells, and therefore can not be studied in vitro in pure cultures of these cells. METHODS:We investigated whether Kupffer cells in the liver slice are still responsive to an inflammatory stimulus of lipopolysacch...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Olinga P,Merema MT,de Jager MH,Derks F,Melgert BN,Moshage H,Slooff MJ,Meijer DK,Poelstra K,Groothuis GM

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as H2O2, are implicated in normal and pathological liver function. However, due to the lack of suitable in vivo models of ROS generation the (patho) physiological relevance of H2O2 remains controversial. METHODS:We established a novel model of sustained hepatic H2O2 ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Rost D,Welker A,Welker J,Millonig G,Berger I,Autschbach F,Schuppan D,Mueller S

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Innate sensing of viral infection activates a global defense response including type I interferon (IFN) and IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs) expression. We previously reported that HCV NS3/4A protease, an essential protein in viral polyprotein processing, can abrogate antiviral signaling pathways and effec...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Jouan L,Chatel-Chaix L,Melançon P,Rodrigue-Gervais IG,Raymond VA,Selliah S,Bilodeau M,Grandvaux N,Lamarre D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections with the hepatotropic viruses non-A, non-B (NANB), hepatitis B (HBV) and delta agent (HDV) are described in two patients with haemophilia. The first patient illustrates the phenomenon of interference following a simultaneous exposure to NANB and HBV. The second patient, a carrier of hepatitis B surface anti...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Lee CA,Kernoff PB,Karayiannis P,Farci P,Thomas HC

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We reported massive liver repopulation by transplanted hepatocytes in rats given retrorsine (RS), a pyrrolizidine alkaloid which blocks proliferation of resident cells. In these studies, molecular alterations induced by RS on hepatocyte cell cycle were investigated. METHODS:Animals were treated accordi...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Pitzalis S,Doratiotto S,Greco M,Montisci S,Pasciu D,Porcu G,Pani P,Laconi S,Laconi E

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Alcoholic hepatitis is an acute life- and health-threatening disease that may be increasingly frequent. However, accurate and representative data on time trends in its incidence and prognosis are not available. This study aims to provide nationwide population-based estimates of alcoholic hepatitis inc...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Sandahl TD,Jepsen P,Thomsen KL,Vilstrup H

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Restitution of periportal liver necrosis induced by allyl alcohol involves proliferation and differentiation of putative liver stem cells. The participation of different non-epithelial cell types required to restore the liver cord structure in this process has not been well documented. The aim of the stu...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Yin L,Lynch D,Sell S

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We previously reported that the populations of lymphocytes and the expression of activated antigens in human sinusoidal mononuclear cells were different from those in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Attempts to culture these cells for further study failed because they died rapidly under standard cul...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Kinoshita K,Kanai M,Awane M,Furuke K,Shirakata Y,Gomi T,Nakamura Y,Ikai I,Yamauchi A,Inamoto T,Ohmori K,Yamaoka Y

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:NGM282, an engineered analogue of the gut hormone FGF19, improves hepatic steatosis and fibrosis biomarkers in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). However, NGM282 increases serum cholesterol levels by inhibiting CYP7A1, which encodes the rate-limiting enzyme in the conversion of cholesterol t...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Rinella ME,Trotter JF,Abdelmalek MF,Paredes AH,Connelly MA,Jaros MJ,Ling L,Rossi SJ,DePaoli AM,Harrison SA

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Orthotopic liver transplantation has been shown to improve survival in fulminant hepatic failure. However, after orthotopic liver transplantation life-long immunosuppression is necessary and graft complications may occur. METHODS:We employed heterotopic auxiliary liver transplantation in a 26-year-old ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： van Hoek B,Ringers J,Kroes AC,van Krieken JH,van Schelven WD,Masclee AA,van Krikken-Hogenberk LG,Haak HR,Lamers CB,Terpstra OT

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The hypothesis that chronic alcohol ingestion potentiates iron-associated liver injury was investigated in the 'carbonyl iron-overload rat model'. METHODS:Newborn male and female Wistar-Furth rats (seven per group) were used to investigate iron-alcohol interaction over a 26-week period. Groups 1 and 2 ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Olynyk J,Hall P,Reed W,Williams P,Kerr R,Mackinnon M

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Since patients with high viral load and HCV subtype 1b are known to respond poorly to interferon (IFN) therapy, the viral dynamics of HCV RNA after initiation of interferon therapy were examined in the present study with respect to two different administration regimens, once vs. twice a day. METHODS:Twe...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Shiratori Y,Perelson AS,Weinberger L,Imazeki F,Yokosuka O,Nakata R,Ihori M,Hirota K,Ono N,Kuroda H,Motojima T,Nishigaki M,Omata M

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Terlipressin is a long-acting vasopressin analogue that has been proved useful in the treatment of variceal haemorrhage. This study investigates the time profile of the haemodynamic effects of terlipressin on portal hypertension as well as the efficacy in decreasing portal-pressure and collateral blood ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Escorsell A,Bandi JC,Moitinho E,Feu F,García-Pagan JC,Bosch J,Rodés J

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Current techniques for predicting outcome and requirement for emergency liver transplantation (ELT) in acute liver failure (ALF) are imperfect, though The Kings College Criteria (KCC) are the most commonly applied tools for this purpose. Their performance in identification of patients with non-paracet...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： McPhail MJ,Wendon JA,Bernal W

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-eight dialysis patients were vaccinated with recombinant hepatitis B vaccine prepared in yeast. Fourty-nine patients were immunized 3 times (months 0, 1, 6) intragluteally with 40 micrograms hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) per dose. Only 32 of them (65.3%) showed anti-HBs concentrations above 10 IU/l with a...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Jilg W,Schmidt M,Weinel B,Küttler T,Brass H,Bommer J,Müller R,Schulte B,Schwarzbeck A,Deinhardt F

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:As conditional knockout mice for stat3 are impaired in liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy while those for gp130 have defects in early STAT3 phosphorylation but have normal DNA synthesis, late STAT3 phosphorylation induced independently of gp130 seems to be essential for liver regeneration. Sin...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Seki E,Kondo Y,Iimuro Y,Naka T,Son G,Kishimoto T,Fujimoto J,Tsutsui H,Nakanishi K

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Recently, the PAGE-B score and Toronto HCC risk index (THRI) have been developed to predict the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Caucasian patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). We aimed to validate PAGE-B scores and THRI in Asian patients with CHB and suggested modified PAGE-B scores to im...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Kim JH,Kim YD,Lee M,Jun BG,Kim TS,Suk KT,Kang SH,Kim MY,Cheon GJ,Kim DJ,Baik SK,Choi DH

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Animal models and human case series of acute liver failure (ALF) suggest moderate hypothermia (MH) to have protective effects against cerebral oedema (CO) development and intracranial hypertension (ICH). However, the optimum temperature for patient management is unknown. In a prospective randomized co...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Bernal W,Murphy N,Brown S,Whitehouse T,Bjerring PN,Hauerberg J,Frederiksen HJ,Auzinger G,Wendon J,Larsen FS

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) are perisinusoidal pericytes which have receptors for vasoactive factors, such as endothelin-1, which can regulate cell contractility in an autocrine manner. It is unknown whether human HSCs have receptors for and are able to synthesize the vasodilator peptide adrenomedulli...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Görbig MN,Ginès P,Bataller R,Nicolás JM,Garcia-Ramallo E,Cejudo P,Sancho-Bru P,Jiménez W,Arroyo V,Rodés J

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The number of perisinusoidal myofibroblasts has been shown to be increased in hepatocellular carcinoma, as compared to cirrhosis. This increase might suggest a cooperative relationship between tumour cells and myofibroblasts. To assess this relationship, we undertook: (a) an immunohistochemical study to...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Nhieu JT,Brochériou I,Préaux AM,Mallat A,Cherqui D,Zafrani ES,Mavier P

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study plasma free fatty acids and adipose tissue fatty acid composition in 10 cirrhotic patients, 5 patients with non-cirrhotic chronic liver disease and in 5 controls have been investigated. Fatty acid composition of adipose tissue in cirrhotic patients demonstrated a significant increase of 16:1 and a decrea...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Merli M,Iapichino S,Bolognese A,Bruni A,Cantafora A,Riggio O,Capocaccia L

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:It was recently shown that semi-annual surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhotic patients provides a prognostic advantage over the annual program; however, its cost-effectiveness (CE) in the general cirrhotic population still needs to be defined. METHODS:A Markov model was built to...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Cucchetti A,Trevisani F,Cescon M,Ercolani G,Farinati F,Poggio PD,Rapaccini G,Nolfo MAD,Benvegnù L,Zoli M,Borzio F,Giannini EG,Caturelli E,Chiaramonte M,Pinna AD,Italian Liver Cancer (ITA.LI.CA) Group.

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The liver has come a long way since it was considered only a metabolic organ attached to the gastrointestinal tract. The simultaneous ascension of immunology and intravital microscopy evidenced the liver as a central axis in the immune system, controlling immune responses to local and systemic agents as well as diseas...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Marques PE,Oliveira AG,Chang L,Paula-Neto HA,Menezes GB

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug hepatotoxicity is partially determined by genetic factors involved in drug metabolism, which may involve the debrisoquine oxidation polymorphism mediated by cytochrome (CYP) 2D6. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between drug hepatotoxicity and another genetic polymorphism of drug oxidation...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Horsmans Y,Lannes D,Pessayre D,Larrey D

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-eight gallbladder stones were treated in vitro, using a Wolf Piezolith 2300 lithotripter, to discover whether complete fragmentation (i.e., no particles greater than 2 mm diameter) could be achieved by lithotripsy alone. In 16 stones this was accomplished with up to 6000 shocks being administered. The degree of ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Bird NC,Frost EA,Kanaris-Sotiriou R,Johnson AG

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We aimed to compare the anti-hepatitis C virus reactivity in confirmatory assays (RIBA 3.0 Ortho Diagnostic and INNO-LIA HCV Ab III Innogenetics) among patients infected with different hepatitis C virus genotypes, with or without cryoglobulinemia, and in patients treated with interferon. METHODS:One hu...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Frangeul L,Cresta P,Perrin M,Duverlie G,Khorsi H,Musset L,Opolon P,Huraux JM,Lunel F

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured plasma abnormal prothrombin (des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin; DCP) levels in normal subjects and in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and other various diseases using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay developed by Motohara et al. (Pediatr Res 1985; 19: 354-357). Fifty-eight percent of 52 patients wi...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Okuda H,Obata H,Nakanishi T,Furukawa R,Hashimoto E

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hepatitis C is now a major cause of chronic liver disease, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. In March 1997, the National Institutes of Health sponsored a Consensus Development Conference entitled "Management of Hepatitis C". The final statement from the Consensus Panel set forth clear, evidence-based gui...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Hoofnagle JH

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00