Evidence of serologic activity in chronic hepatitis B after surface antigen (HBsAg) seroclearance documented by conventional HBsAg assay.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has only been studied in selected subgroups such as the morbidly obese. We aimed to determine the prevalence and effect of OSA on NAFLD and vice versa in unselected patients attending the outpatient department. ME...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Agrawal S,Duseja A,Aggarwal A,Das A,Mehta M,Dhiman RK,Chawla Y

更新日期：2015-04-01 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 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：:The term nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) comprises a spectrum of increasingly harmful conditions ranging from nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) to liver fibrosis and end-stage cirrhosis. NAFLD is the currently most common form of chronic liver disease in both adults and ch...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Reimer KC,Wree A,Roderburg C,Tacke F

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Recently, Sofosbuvir was launched in India at affordable cost. We conducted a real-life study to determine the efficacy and safety of Sofosbuvir plus Ribavirin, with and without peginterferon-alfa 2a, in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) genotype 3, the commonest genotype in South Asia. METHO...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Sidhu SS,Malhi NS,Goyal O,Singh R,Dutta U,Grover R,Sidhu JS,Nanda V,Saluja H,Bansal A,Singh G,Sehgal A,Kishore H,Sidhu S

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the recent topics of Ballloon-occluded retrograde trasnvenous obliteration(B-RTO). METHOD:We overviewed the recent scientific papers regarding B-RTO. RESULT:B-RTO is a treatment method for occluding varices retrogradely using a sclerosing agent under balloon occlusion of a major draining vein. It ...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Hirota S,Kobayashi K,Kako Y,Takaki H,Yamakado K

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：: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：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：:In a country such as Japan with the average age of patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with antivirals sometimes well above 60 years, the standard combination therapy is not well tolerated. In this randomized, prospective, controlled trial, we investigated the efficacy of 24-week peginterferon α monotherapy for ...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Iwasaki Y,Shiratori Y,Hige S,Nishiguchi S,Takagi H,Onji M,Yoshida H,Izumi N,Kohgo Y,Yamamoto K,Sato N,Shibuya A,Saito H,Sata M,Suzuki K,Kaneko S,Moriyama M,Omata M

更新日期：2009-09-01 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

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：BACKGROUND:Although clinical and experimental studies have demonstrated a correlation between obstructive jaundice and the development of sepsis, the mechanism has not been fully elucidated. PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of biliary obstruction on bacterial translocation as a possible s...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Abdeldayem H,Ghoneim E,Refaei AA,Abou-Gabal A

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：: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：: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：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a progressive disease associated with rapid clinical worsening and high mortality. Early prediction of mortality and intervention can improve patient outcomes. We aimed to develop a dynamic prognostic model and compare it with the existing models. METHODS:A ...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Choudhury A,Jindal A,Maiwall R,Sharma MK,Sharma BC,Pamecha V,Mahtab M,Rahman S,Chawla YK,Taneja S,Tan SS,Devarbhavi H,Duan Z,Yu C,Ning Q,Jia JD,Amarapurkar D,Eapen CE,Goel A,Hamid SS,Butt AS,Jafri W,Kim DJ,G

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：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：: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：PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:Severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) is a life-threatening liver disease with a potential of 30-40 % mortality at 1 month. While steroids remain to be a first line therapy, they provide only about 50 % survival benefit. The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of glucocorticoids plus S-adenosylme...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Tkachenko P,Maevskaya M,Pavlov A,Komkova I,Pavlov C,Ivashkin V

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：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 OBJECTIVE:Cytokines have been reported to be involved in the cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Many aspects on the correlation between minimal HE (MHE) and cytokine levels were still unclear. METHODS:Two hundred eighty-nine HBV-infected cirrhotic patients were grouped: non MHE (n = 156), MHE (n...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Li W,Li N,Wang R,Li Q,Wu H

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:Solitary necrotic nodules of the liver occur rarely. Although these nodules are usually benign, they are surgically removed in most cases because they cannot be differentiated from malignant lesions. To date, the natural history of solitary fibrous nodules remains unclear. We present the case of an incidentally detect...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Choi CS,Cho EY,Jeong JS,Im CJ,Yang BJ,Kim HC

更新日期：2010-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:A discrepancy in virological and biochemical responses may occur throughout interferon-based therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV). We aimed to explore the risk, associated factors, potential mechanisms, and impact on the treatment outcome of the discrepancy. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Consecutive 496, chr...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Chen CH,Huang JF,Huang CF,Yeh ML,Yang JF,Hsieh MY,Hou NJ,Lin ZY,Chen SC,Hsieh MY,Wang LY,Chuang WL,Dai CY,Yu ML

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Either combination treatment or monotherapy using agents with a high genetic barrier are recommended for hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative chronic hepatitis B (CHB). The aim of this study was to compare effect of naïve HBeAg-negative CHB patients with either de novo combination of lamivudine (LAM) and adef...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Wang LC,Chen EQ,Cao J,Liu L,Zheng L,Li DJ,Xu L,Lei XZ,Liu C,Tang H

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation with hepatic decompensation leading to acute on chronic liver failure is not uncommon. It is associated with high mortality of up to 30-70%. Prognostic factors for mortality include high bilirubin level, more prolonged prothrombin time, low platelet count and presence of pre-existi...

journal_title：Hepatology international

authors： Yuen MF

更新日期：2015-07-01 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