New therapeutic targets in alcoholic hepatitis.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Type II mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC) is a systemic vasculitis usually associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV). The present trial was performed to investigate the efficacy of therapy with pegylated interferon alfa-2a (PEG-IFN alfa-2a) plus ribavirin in patients with HCV-related MC vasculitis and evaluate the fa...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： El Khayat HR,Fouad YM,Ahmad EA,El Amin H,Ismael F,Rizk A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignant tumor with high lethality, and the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a chief cause. HBV can accelerate HCC via multiple mechanisms. First, HBV induces immune reactions that lead to repeated hepatic inflammation, fibrosis and a deficient immune microenvironment. Subsequentl...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Wang M,Xi D,Ning Q

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), liver fibrosis assessment is essential not only for determining prognosis but also for identifying patients who should receive treatment. Liver biopsy is limited by its invasiveness and sampling error. To explore effective non-invasive methods for liver fibrosis assessment, ...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Chen YP,Peng J,Hou JL

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), previously known as primary biliary cirrhosis, is an autoimmune liver disease characterized by progressive destruction of small intrahepatic bile ducts. If left untreated, PBC may eventually result in end-stage liver disease. For better management of PBC and optimal allocation of med...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Chen S,Duan W,You H,Jia J

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than 170 million people worldwide are infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). A characteristic of this virus is a high tendency toward chronic infection. Several factors affect the viral outcome after infection. Among them, HCV-specific CD4 T cells are thought to play a crucial role in controlling viremia. Cumulat...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Sugimoto K,Shiraki K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compositional changes of the gut microbiota are known to occur in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); however, the changes did not corroborate between the studies. We evaluated the gut microbiota between NAFLD and non-NAFLD participants, excluding the influence of obesity and sex in this ...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Iino C,Endo T,Mikami K,Hasegawa T,Kimura M,Sawada N,Nakaji S,Fukuda S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although arterial stiffness has been reported to be associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), previous studies have relied only on noninvasive assessments for the diagnosis of NAFLD. This study attempted to investigate the association of arterial stiffness with the histological severity of NA...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Kim HL,Koo BK,Joo SK,Kim W

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:There have been reports that radiofrequency ablation (RFA) combined with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is as equally effective as surgical resection for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study aimed to evaluate recurrence rate and risk factor of recurrence after RFA combined with TA...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Kim JH,Yim HJ,Lee KG,Kim SY,Jung ES,Jung YK,Kim JH,Seo YS,Yeon JE,Lee HS,Um SH,Byun KS,Ryu HS

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Clevudine 30 mg showed potent antiviral activity with a marked post-treatment antiviral effect. However, long-term treatment with clevudine monotherapy induced resistance and myopathy in some cases. The objective of this study is to evaluate the preliminary efficacy and safety of the combination of clevudine 20...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Tak WY,Yang JM,Kim BI,Baik SK,Cheon GJ,Byun KS,Kim DY,Yoo BC

更新日期：2014-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:To address the relationship between hepatitis B virus (HBV) endemicity and HBV-related liver diseases in Mexico. Research literature reporting on HBsAg and antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) prevalence in Mexican study groups were searched in NLM Gateway, PubMed, IMBIOMED, and others. Weighted mean preval...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Roman S,Panduro A,Aguilar-Gutierrez Y,Maldonado M,Vazquez-Vandyck M,Martinez-Lopez E,Ruiz-Madrigal B,Hernandez-Nazara Z

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:All previous studies reported the benefit of antibiotic prophylaxis in cirrhotic patients with either a mixture of nonvariceal and variceal bleeding or variceal bleeding alone. Reports on sole peptic ulcers bleeding are lacking. We aimed to assess the effect of antibiotic prophylaxis in cirrhotic patients with ...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Yang SC,Wu KL,Wang JH,Lee CH,Kuo YH,Tai WC,Chen CH,Chiou SS,Lu SN,Hu TH,Changchien CS,Chuah SK

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cholecystectomy is routinely performed at most transplant centers during living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). This study was performed to evaluate the feasibility of liver graft procurement with donor gallbladder preservation in LDLT. METHODS:Eighty-nine LDLTs (from June 2006 to Dec 2012) were retrospe...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Dong JH,Ye S,Duan WD,Ji WB,Liang YR

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECT:The risk of occult HBV infection (OBI) in children whose mothers are HBV carriers has received more widespread attention, but there were few reports to focus on the children with HBsAg-positive parents. In this study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of OBI in immunized children with HBsAg-p...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Zhuge S,Ge C,Yang Y,Cui Y,Yue X,Zhang Z,Xu H,Huang A,Zhao Y

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The life cycle of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is tightly associated with host lipoprotein metabolic pathways. Apolipoprotein is present on the outer surface of lipoprotein particles and plays an important role in lipoprotein metabolism. We aimed to elucidate the influence of chronic HCV infection on serum apolip...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Seki N,Sugita T,Aida Y,Itagaki M,Ishiguro H,Sutoh S,Abe H,Tsubota A,Matsushima M,Aizawa Y

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is associated with a high mortality rate in the absence of liver transplantation. There is limited data on predictors of survival in ACLF in children. Therefore, we prospectively studied the predictors of outcome of ACLF in children. METHODS:A prospective evalu...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Lal J,Thapa BR,Rawal P,Ratho RK,Singh K

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Relationships between circulating microRNA-122 (miR-122) and histological features of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are unclear. METHODS:The impact of serum miR-122 levels for histological features and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was investigated in 305 Japanese patients with histologi...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Akuta N,Kawamura Y,Suzuki F,Saitoh S,Arase Y,Kunimoto H,Sorin Y,Fujiyama S,Sezaki H,Hosaka T,Kobayashi M,Suzuki Y,Kobayashi M,Ikeda K,Kumada H

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to investigate the association of the Laennec staging system with degree of cirrhosis, clinical stage and liver function. METHODS:Liver biopsy was performed for 30 patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis to test the content of hydroxyproline in hepatic tissue, judge the degree of cirrh...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Wang W,Li J,Pan R,A S,Liao C

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Transcriptional silencing of tumor suppressor genes associated with DNA hypermethylation has been known as a hallmark of human cancer. In this study, we revealed that a local anesthetic, procaine (PCA), possessed growth-inhibitory and demethylating effect on human hepatoma cells in vitro and in vivo. METHODS:T...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Tada M,Imazeki F,Fukai K,Sakamoto A,Arai M,Mikata R,Tokuhisa T,Yokosuka O

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) convened an international working party to develop a consensus cost-effectiveness model for treatment of Hepatitis B in Asia Pacific countries in March 2010. METHODS:The working party consisted of expert hepatologists, virologists and epidemiolog...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Dan YY,Wong JB,Hamid SS,Han KH,Jia JD,Liu CJ,Piratvisuth T,Lok AS,Lim SG

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sorafenib significantly improves survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This phase IV study assessed sorafenib efficacy/safety in Taiwanese patients with advanced HCC and Child-Pugh A status. METHODS:All patients received 400 mg sorafenib BID. Safety, efficacy, sorafenib pharmaco...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Lin SM,Lu SN,Chen PT,Jeng LB,Chen SC,Hu CT,Yang SS,Le Berre MA,Liu X,Mitchell DY,Prins K,Grevel J,Peña CA,Meinhardt G

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Cirrhosis is a controversial determinant of mortality in HBV-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF). The present study aimed to explore the effects of cirrhosis and the associated risk factors, especially its complications, on the outcome of HBV-ACLF. METHODS:A prospective-retrospective c...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Chen T,Yang Z,Choudhury AK,Al Mahtab M,Li J,Chen Y,Tan SS,Han T,Hu J,Hamid SS,Huei LG,Ghazinian H,Nan Y,Chawla YK,Yuen MF,Devarbhavi H,Shukla A,Abbas Z,Sahu M,Dokmeci AK,Lesmana LA,Lesmana CRA,Xin S,Duan Z,

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) ligand, piglitazone, enhances the degradation of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) in adipose tissue. However, it remains unknown whether pioglitazone influences the plasma amino acids (AA) profile in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatit...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Kakazu E,Kondo Y,Ninomiya M,Kimura O,Nagasaki F,Ueno Y,Shimosegawa T

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Variceal bleeding is a major complication of portal hypertension, which is associated with significant mortality. Moreover, patients surviving a variceal bleeding episode have very high risk of rebleeding, which is associated with mortality as high as that of the first bleed. Because of this, prevention of b...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Baiges A,Hernández-Gea V,Bosch J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actinomycotic hepatic abscess was diagnosed in a 46-year-old male driver from Ukraine presenting with the symptoms of malaise, loss of appetite, upper right quadrant pain, weight loss, and night sweats which had been present for last 2 months. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen revealed a hypodense mass in the le...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Tiftikci A,Vardareli EN,Kaban K,Peker O,Akansel S,Tozun N

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection experience a range of symptoms including depression, fatigue and neurocognitive deficits, impairing quality of life. Depression, in particular, may be reactive to increased psychosocial stress, and the physical symptoms of advanced HCV or associated comorbidities...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Yeoh SW,Holmes ACN,Saling MM,Everall IP,Nicoll AJ

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the accuracy of a formula derived from 159 living liver donors to estimate the liver size of a normal subject: standard liver weight (g) = 218 + body weight (kg) × 12.3 + 51 (if male). Standard liver volume (SLV) is attained by a conversion factor of 1.19 mL/g. METHODS:The total liver volume (TLV) of...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Chan SC,Lo CM,Chok KS,Sharr WW,Cheung TT,Tsang SH,Chan AC,Fan ST

更新日期：2011-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS and RNS) are produced by metabolism of normal cells. However, in liver diseases, redox is increased thereby damaging the hepatic tissue; the capability of ethanol to increase both ROS/RNS and peroxidation of lipids, DNA, and proteins was demonstrated in a variety of systems, c...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Muriel P

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:[corrected] The risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) increased with progression of hepatic fibrosis as assessed by liver stiffness measurement (LSM). This study used LSM to assess the risk of HCC presence in patients with chronic hepatitis. METHODS:The patients with liver tumor or chronic hepatitis i...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Kuo YH,Lu SN,Hung CH,Kee KM,Chen CH,Hu TH,Lee CM,Changchien CS,Wang JH

更新日期：2010-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy is a recently recognized condition in cirrhosis consisting of systolic incompetence under condition of stress, diastolic dysfunction related to altered diastolic relaxation, and electrophysiological abnormalities in the absence of any known cardiac disease. It can be diagnosed by using a combi...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Wong F

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Acute kidney injury (AKI), as defined by the Acute Kidney Injury Network, has been widely investigated in decompensated liver cirrhosis patients. AKI is frequently progressive and independently associated with mortality in these patients. However, in the Asia-Pacific region, the majority of cases of ...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Huang Z,Lin C,Fang J,Wang N,Zhou R,Pan C

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00