Hepatic encephalopathy in acute-on-chronic liver failure.

abstract：:Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a leading cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality worldwide. ALD encompasses a spectrum of disorders including asymptomatic steatosis, steatohepatitis, fibrosis, cirrhosis and its related complications, and the acute-on-chronic state of alcoholic hepatitis. While multidisciplina...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Arsene D,Farooq O,Bataller R

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOALS:The aim of our study is to assess the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and advanced hepatic fibrosis in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) using simple noninvasive scores. BACKGROUND:There is paucity of data on the prevalence of NAFLD in T1D. Moreover, T1D could be a risk factor for advanc...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Singh A,Le P,Lopez R,Alkhouri N

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is currently one of the leading forms of chronic liver disease, and its rising frequency worldwide has reached epidemic proportions. NAFLD, particularly its progressive variant NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis), can lead to advanced fibrosis, cirrhosis, and HCC. The pathoph...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Kovalic AJ,Satapathy SK,Chalasani N

更新日期：2018-03-01 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：:Duodenal varices are a rare complication in patients with portal hypertension. Bleeding from duodenal varices often results in a severe prognosis. Diagnosis of the disease is usually based on findings obtained by endoscopy or angiography. However, it occasionally fails to detect the lesion and demonstrate its porto-sy...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Yoshida S,Watabe H,Akahane M,Kyoden Y,Ishikawa H,Yamada A,Sugimoto T,Ohta M,Ogura K,Yamaji Y,Ohtomo K,Kokudo N,Koike K,Omata M

更新日期：2010-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Portal hypertension develops as a result of increased intrahepatic vascular resistance often caused by chronic liver disease that leads to structural distortion by fibrosis, microvascular thrombosis, dysfunction of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs), and hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation. While the basic ...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： McConnell M,Iwakiri Y

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Lamivudine treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is associated with frequent resistance and loss of clinical benefit. We present outcomes of lamivudine-refractory Japanese patients treated with entecavir for 3 years. METHODS:Eighty-two patients refractory to lamivudine therapy received entecavir 0.5 or 1 mg d...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Karino Y,Toyota J,Kumada H,Katano Y,Izumi N,Kobashi H,Sata M,Moriyama M,Imazeki F,Kage M,Ishikawa H,Masaki N,Seriu T,Omata M

更新日期：2010-02-06 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：:The bone marrow contains stem cells that have the potential to differentiate into a variety of organ-specific mature cells, including the liver and the pancreas. Recently, the origin of hepatic progenitors and hepatocytes was identified to be the bone marrow. However, evidence that describes which cells, among all bon...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Bae SH,Choi JY,Yoon SK,Oh IH,Yoon KH,Park ST,Kim GD,Oh SH,Petersen BE

更新日期：2008-03-01 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：: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：:The Chinese Society of Hepatology developed the current guidelines for the Management of Ascites and Its Related Complications in Cirrhosis based on the published evidences and the panelists' consensus. The guidelines provided recommendations for the diagnosis and management of cirrhotic ascites emphasizing a step-wis...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Chinese Society of Hepatology, Chinese Medical Association.,Xu X,Duan Z,Ding H,Li W,Jia J,Wei L,Linghu E,Zhuang H

更新日期：2019-01-01 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:Ethanol binge augments liver injury after chronic ethanol consumption in humans, but the mechanism behind the enhanced liver injury by ethanol binge is not known. In this study we used a clinically relevant rat model in which liver injury is amplified by binge after chronic ethanol treatment and investigated th...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Aroor AR,Restrepo RJ,Kharbanda KK,Shukla SD

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Status 1A patients are prioritized over end-stage liver disease (ESLD) for liver transplantation (LT). ESLD patients with high MELD may have higher waitlist mortality than Status 1A patients, and may require LT more urgently. METHODS:Using United Network for Organ Sharing registry data, we retrospe...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Ahn J,Bhuket T,Mosadeghi S,Frenette C,Liu B,Wong RJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Along with the obesity epidemic, the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has increased exponentially. The histological disease spectrum of NAFLD ranges from bland fatty liver (hepatic steatosis), to the concomitant presence of inflammation and ballooning which defines nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (N...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Eslam M,George J

更新日期：2016-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Controversy exists on whether tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) is superior to entecavir (ETV) in lowering the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development. This meta-analysis was performed to clarify this issue with critical clinical and methodological considerations. METHODS:PubMed, EMBASE, and Co...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Li M,Lv T,Wu S,Wei W,Wu X,Ou X,Ma H,Chow SC,Kong Y,You H,Jia J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Interferon-induced graft dysfunction (IGD) is a poorly defined, unrecognized, but potentially serious condition for patients receiving antiviral drugs after liver transplantation for hepatitis C. METHODS:We evaluated the characteristics of 80 patients who received pegylated interferon-based antiviral treatment...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Ikegami T,Wang H,Yoshizumi T,Toshima T,Aishima S,Fukuhara T,Furusyo N,Kotoh K,Shimoda S,Shirabe K,Maehara Y

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the efficacy of entecavir (ETV) monotherapy up to 4 years in nucleos(t)ide analog (NA)-experienced and -naïve subjects. METHODS:One hundred sixty NA-experienced and 282 naïve chronic hepatitis B patients who were treated with ETV were enrolled. Of the 160 NA-experienced patients, 49 had prior lamivu...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Chen CH,Hu TH,Hung CH,Lu SN,Wang JH,Chang MH,Changchien CS,Lee CM

更新日期：2013-07-01 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：:Immunomodulatory cell therapy as a complement to standard pharmacotherapy represents a novel approach to solid organ allograft acceptance. This methodology may allow for a reduced dose of immunosuppressive drug to be administered and thus attenuate the severe side effects associated with long-term immunosuppression su...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Benseler V,Obermajer N,Johnson CL,Soeder Y,Dahlke MD,Popp FC

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze the prognostic factors for the patients with lung metastases from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS AND MATERIALS:One hundred and five patients with lung metastases from HCC were analyzed retrospectively. We analyzed the impact factors, including the gender, age, liver function, serum AFP and ...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Zhang SM,Zeng ZC,Tang ZY,Sun J,Cheng JM,Liu R,Wang P,Zhang BH

更新日期：2008-06-01 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：: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：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:The relationship between chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and fatty liver in patients remains unclear. Although high-fat diets-induced hepatic steatosis was proved to reduce HBV replication in transgenic mice, the interplay between HBV and fatty liver in immunocompetent mouse model is yet to be eluci...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Hu D,Wang H,Wang H,Wang Y,Wan X,Yan W,Luo X,Ning Q

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substantial advancements in the field of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) research have broadened our understanding of this enigmatic disease. Genome-wide studies have identified several new candidate genes involved in the immunoregulatory process, particularly those responsible for antigen presentation and lymphocyte ...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Trivedi PJ,Cullen S

更新日期：2013-03-01 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