A Single Center Study Comparing the Stainable Iron Depositions in 1000 Explanted Cirrhotic Livers of Different Causes.

abstract：BACKGROUND:During antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B, renal function impairment could be a critical concern when oral nucleot(s)ide analogues were used. Paradoxically, long-term telbivudine treatment was associated with an increase of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) through unknown mechanisms. OBJEC...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Liang KH,Chen YC,Hsu CW,Chang ML,Yeh CT

更新日期：2014-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis A, a fecal-oral transmitted disease, which has been considered endemic in developing countries, seems to change its pattern in developing countries because of their improved socioeconomic status. OBJECTIVES:In the present study, we aimed to determine the need of vaccination in 270 students at AJA ...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Hosseini Shokouh SJ,Dadashi A,Abiri M,Zohrevand I,Eshraghian A,Khoshdel A,Heidari B,Khoshkish S

更新日期：2015-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A functional cure of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is feasible, but a clear view of the intrahepatic viral dynamics in each patient is needed. Intrahepatic covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) is the stable form of the viral genome in infected cells, and represents the ideal marker of parenchymal colonization...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Minosse C,Coen S,Visco Comandini U,Lionetti R,Montalbano M,Cerilli S,Vincenti D,Baiocchini A,Capobianchi MR,Menzo S

更新日期：2016-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Viral hepatitis caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a leading cause of acute and chronic liver diseases worldwide. OBJECTIVES:In Italy, a mandatory vaccination policy was introduced in 1991 and was established for all newborns and 12-year-old individuals. In 2004, vaccination of 12-year old adolescents was...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Campagna M,Siddu A,Meloni A,Murru C,Masia G,Coppola RC

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) as one of the most common chronic cholestatic liver diseases is a main predisposing factor for the development of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Biliary intraepithelial neoplasia (BilIN) is defined as precancerous bile duct epithelial changes, which can be eventually led to ch...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Akbarzadeh L,Geramizadeh B,Kazemi K,Nikeghbalian S,Malekhosseini S

更新日期：2016-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in western world. However, NAFLD shows an increasing trend in China every year, which has attracted the attention of national health authorities. The previous studies have shown that NAFLD caused severe gastrointestina...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Lu ML,Huang H,Liu LM,Chang J

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Since directly acting antivirals (DAAs) for treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) were introduced, conflicting data emerged about the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after interferon (IFN)-free treatments. We present a case of recurrent, extra-hepatic HCC in a liver-transplanted patient soon after su...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Strazzulla A,Iemmolo RMR,Carbone E,Postorino MC,Mazzitelli M,De Santis M,Di Benedetto F,Cristiani CM,Costa C,Pisani V,Torti C

更新日期：2016-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 170 million people worldwide are chronically infected by hepatitis C virus (HCV), which can result in progressive hepatic injury and fibrosis, culminating in cirrhosis and end-stage liver disease. The benchmark therapy for untreated HCV patients is a combination of pegylated interferon-alpha (PEG-IFN) an...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Abenavoli L,Mazza M,Almasio PL

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Viral hepatitis is a major health problem in Brazil and worldwide. The state of Santa Catarina has high endemic areas, and the disease burden is unknown. OBJECTIVES:To estimate and analyze the burden of hepatitis B in the state of Santa Catarina, in 2005 - 2010. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A time-series analysis...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Marcon CE,Schneider IJ,Schuelter-Trevisol F,Traebert J

更新日期：2015-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cytokines are proteins that mediate innate and adaptive immunity responses. It is hypothesized that interferon lambda 3 (IFNL3) levels can influence the outcome of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Polymorphisms in IFN genes have been associated with response to infection. OBJECTIVES:This study was...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Heidari Z,Moudi B,Mahmoudzadeh-Sagheb H,Hashemi M

更新日期：2016-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with interferon (IFN) and ribavirin (RBV) is associated with adverse events, which may affect the patient's adherence to the treatment regimen and the treatment efficacy. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to assess the sustained viral response (SVR) and inte...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Pawlowska M,Pilarczyk M,Foksinska A,Smukalska E,Halota W

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection as a worldwide health problem is associated with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. With current treatment regimen, pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) plus ribavirin, sustain virological response (SVR) is achieved in only 50% of infected individuals. In HCV infection, an in...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Sarvari J,Norozian H,Fattahi MR,Pirbonyeh N,Moattari A

更新日期：2014-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The entire disease spectrum of chronic HBV infection (CHB) includes asymptomatic carriers (AC), active chronic hepatitis (ACH), cirrhosis (Cir), and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Previous study have demonstrated that the costimulation profiles from the livers of patients influenced immune responses and pla...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Yin JW,Ping Huang M,Zhong B

更新日期：2016-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The modern practice of anesthesia is highly dependent ona group of anesthetic drugs which many of them are metabolized in the liver. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION:The liver, of course, usually tolerates this burden. However, this is not always an unbroken rule. Anesthetic induced apoptosis has gained great concern duri...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Dabbagh A,Rajaei S

更新日期：2013-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with chronic hepatitis B infection should be followed up to identify possible changes in disease status, such as HBsAg seronversion. There are little data on the outcome of such cases, and the response rate to HBV vaccine has not been discussed extensively. ...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Alavian SM,Miri SM

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:We briefly reviewed the evidence on the association of hepatitis C (HCV) infection with several aspects of mental and psychosocial health. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION:Medline was searched with appropriate keywords. The primary sources were the systematic reviews. If systematic reviews were not available for a subject...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Modabbernia A,Poustchi H,Malekzadeh R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is increasingly recognized as a major health care problem, and is found frequently in Pakistani settings. In this article we reviewed published and unpublished data related to the seroepidemiology of HCV infection in Pakistan. For this article, data from 132 published studies and thre...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Umar M,Bushra HT,Ahmad M,Data A,Ahmad M,Khurram M,Usman S,Arif M,Adam T,Minhas Z,Arif A,Naeem A,Ejaz K,Butt Z,Bilal M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis B infections, characterized by the presence of a viral genome without detectable hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg; Occult hepatitis B infection [OBI]), have been reported recently. OBJECTIVES:We performed serological and molecular characterization of OBI among blood donors at Jiangsu province bl...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Lin H,Zhao H,Tang X,Hu W,Jiang N,Zhu S,Huang C

更新日期：2016-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hepatitis B virus (HBV) antigen-induced cellular immune response plays an important role in HBV clearance. Changes in the diversity of complementarity determining region 3 (CDR3) and T-cell receptor (TCR) sequences are used to monitor the response of T cells to antigens. OBJECTIVES:The aim of the presen...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Xiong Y,Tan Y,Song YG

更新日期：2014-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is able to down-regulate innate immune response. It is important to know the immune pathways that this virus interacts with. HCV non-structural protein 3 (NS3) plays an important role in this viral feature. HCV NS3 protein could affect the expression of antiviral protein such as viper...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Khanlari Z,Sabahi F,Hosseini SY,Ghaderi M

更新日期：2014-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is classified into seven genotypes and more than 100 subtypes. The treatment regimen, duration and efficacy of HCV therapy may vary according to the HCV genotype. Therefore, the HCV genotype should be determined prior to antiviral therapy. The objective of the current study was to re...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Ghaderi-Zefrehi H,Gholami-Fesharaki M,Sharafi H,Sadeghi F,Alavian SM

更新日期：2016-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite improvement in hepatitis B infection prevention through national vaccination programs, implementation of compulsory and thorough blood donor screening, and reduction of transfusion numbers due to erythropoietin administration,hepatitis B remains a major concern in hemodialysis (HD) centers [1]. Compa...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Hashemi B,Mahdavi-Mazdeh M,Abbasi M,Hosseini-Moghaddam SM,Zinat NH,Ahmadi F

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:About 30% of individuals with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are able to clear HCV spontaneously. Differences in host genetics affect the outcome of HCV infection. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the Interferon lambda (IFNL) genes were associated with spontaneous and treatment-induced clearance ...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Sharafi H,Alavian SM,Behnava B,Pouryasin A,Keshvari M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is growing evidence suggesting that interleukin-18 (IL-18) plays a crucial role in viral clearance and disease pathogenesis, and that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the gene may influence its production. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the potential association of two polymorphisms ( 137G/C a...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Wu L,Chen L,Zhou L,Xie H,Wei B,Yin S,Ye Y,Fang W,Zheng S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In chronic liver diseases, a correct estimation of the severity of liver fibrosis is important for recommendations regarding the treatment. Nowadays, evaluation of fibrosis is done by noninvasive methods such as biochemical scores and transient elastography instead of liver biopsy. The lack of sensitivity to...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Sporea I,Badea R,Sirli R,Lupsor M,Popescu A,Danila M,Focsa M,Deleanu A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUNDS:Serum hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) levels are associated with fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection. OBJECTIVES:The aim of our study was to evaluate serum HBsAg level as a biomarker for compensated cirrhosis in hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) positive CHB patients. PATIENTS AN...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Jia W,Qi X,Ji YY,Xun YH,Wang H,Zhang WH,Yang JH,Wang JY,Zhu HX,Mao RC,Zhang JM

更新日期：2015-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus infection is one of the leading causes of end stage liver diseases. The innate immune response slows down viral replication by activating cytokines such as type I interferon (IFN-α/β), which trigger the synthesis of antiviral proteins and modulate the adaptive immune system. Recently, leuci...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Liu Y,Zou Z,Zhu B,Hu Z,Zeng P,Wu L

更新日期：2015-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Hepatitis B vaccination of hemodialysis patients is performed all over the world. There are also recommendations from world health organizations to vaccinate patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) prior dialysis commencement, but the implementation of a hepatitis B vaccination program is less common and not...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Grzegorzewska AE

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy (RYH) is the common anastomotic technique for liver transplantation (LT) in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), duct-to-duct (DD) reconstruction may be used if the recipient common bile duct is normal. There are conflicting observational data on the rate of...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Al-Judaibi B,Hernandez Alejandro R,Uhanova J,Marotta P,Mosli M,Chandok N

更新日期：2015-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most widespread autosomal recessive genetic disorder that limits life expectation amongst the Caucasian population. As the median survival has increased related to early multidisciplinary intervention, other manifestations of CF have emerged especially for the broad spectrum of hepat...

journal_title：Hepatitis monthly

authors： Parisi GF,Di Dio G,Franzonello C,Gennaro A,Rotolo N,Lionetti E,Leonardi S

更新日期：2013-08-14 00:00:00