Heterogeneity of hepatitis B virus C-gene sequences: implications for amplification and sequencing.

abstract：:Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is an increasingly recognised entity encompassing an acute deterioration of liver function in patients with cirrhosis, which is usually associated with a precipitating event and results in the failure of one or more organs and high short term mortality. Prospective data to define ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Jalan R,Gines P,Olson JC,Mookerjee RP,Moreau R,Garcia-Tsao G,Arroyo V,Kamath PS

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnostic performance of an Expert System (Jaundice) designed to discriminate between different causes of jaundice was evaluated in a test sample of 200 consecutive in-patients with serum bilirubin greater than or equal to 51 mumol/l. The average probability assigned to true diagnosis, the non-error rate and the ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Cammà C,Garofalo G,Almasio P,Tinè F,Craxì A,Palazzo U,Pinzello G,Fiorello F,Angelo PM,Pagliaro L

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormalities of carbohydrate metabolism, including hyperinsulinaemia and insulin resistance, are well recognised complications of cirrhosis. While diabetes mellitus can be explained in many instances on the basis of coincident pancreatic disease, in most the characteristic glucose intolerance of cirrhosis is not read...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Allison ME,Wreghitt T,Palmer CR,Alexander GJ

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of hepatic fibrosis by simple and inexpensive therapies is a new challenge for the near future. Hepatic fibrosis which may lead to cirrhosis, is indeed associated with most chronic liver diseases and affects millions of people. During the last decade, major breakthroughs have been accomplished in the field o...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Clément B,Loréal O,Levavasseur F,Guillouzo A

更新日期：1993-04-01 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:The precise mechanism of formation and significance of Mallory bodies (MBs) are poorly understood. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the organelle responsible for proper folding and elimination of unfolded proteins. Therefore, failure of this function increases defective proteins in the cell. METHODS:W...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Hanada S,Harada M,Kumemura H,Bishr Omary M,Koga H,Kawaguchi T,Taniguchi E,Yoshida T,Hisamoto T,Yanagimoto C,Maeyama M,Ueno T,Sata M

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with evidence of chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (seropositive for hepatitis B surface antigen, and with antibody to hepatitis B e antigen) underwent renal transplantation, which subsequently failed. The patient developed abnormal liver function tests and 8 months after the removal of the transplant...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Booth JC,Goldin RD,Brown JL,Karayiannis P,Thomas HC

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The MAGE, GAGE and BAGE genes encode tumor antigens recognized by autologous cytotoxic T lymphocytes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the possibility of using these genes as molecular markers and as the targets of specific immunotherapy for human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:The expres...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Kobayashi Y,Higashi T,Nouso K,Nakatsukasa H,Ishizaki M,Kaneyoshi T,Toshikuni N,Kariyama K,Nakayama E,Tsuji T

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:To prospectively assess the diagnostic accuracy of the incorporation of additional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) parameters in those based on contrast enhancement pattern for the diagnosis of solitary nodules between 5 and 20mm, detected during surveillance in patients with cirrhosis. METHODS:Betw...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Rimola J,Forner A,Tremosini S,Reig M,Vilana R,Bianchi L,Rodríguez-Lope C,Solé M,Ayuso C,Bruix J

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and eight patients with cirrhosis (23 grade A, 46 grade B and 39 grade C, according to Pugh's classification) underwent hemodynamic studies and plasma catecholamine concentration measurements. Blood samples were withdrawn from the pulmonary artery (n = 108), the hepatic vein (n = 108), the azygos vein (n =...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Gaudin C,Braillon A,Poo JL,Moreau R,Hadengue A,Lebrec D

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study experimentally the protective effect of post-exposure prophylaxis against hepatitis B (HB), a special preparation of hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) was injected intravenously (i.v.) into three chimpanzees simultaneously with, or at different time intervals after, intravenous injection of a titred inoculum...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Wahl M,Iwarson S,Snoy P,Gerety RJ

更新日期：1989-09-01 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：:The burden of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is highest in East Asia and Africa, although its incidence and mortality are rapidly rising in the United States and Europe. With the implementation of hepatitis B vaccination and hepatitis C treatment programmes worldwide, the epidemiology of HCC is shifting away from a di...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Singal AG,Lampertico P,Nahon P

更新日期：2020-02-01 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:Reactive cholangiocytes acquire a neuroendocrine-like phenotype, with synthesis and local release of neuropeptides and hormones. The mechanism that drives such phenotypical changes is still undefined. Pancreatic Duodenal Homeobox-1 (PDX-1) is a transcription factor required for pancreatic development,...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Marzioni M,Saccomanno S,Candelaresi C,Rychlicki C,Agostinelli L,Shanmukhappa K,Trozzi L,Pierantonelli I,De Minicis S,Benedetti A

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:A simple and reproducible hepatic immunohistochemical staining (IHS) for hepatitis C virus (HCV) is not available. We aimed to validate hepatic IHS with monoclonal antibody (Mab) IG222, directed against the HCV-envelope 2 (E2) protein. METHODS:A three-step indirect immunoperoxidase method was used for ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Verslype C,Nevens F,Sinelli N,Clarysse C,Pirenne J,Depla E,Maertens G,van Pelt J,Desmet V,Fevery J,Roskams T

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Pegylated interferon plus ribavirin can cause dose-limiting anemia. Taribavirin, a ribavirin prodrug, has shown a lower incidence of anemia. We sought to determine the efficacy and safety of taribavirin vs. ribavirin combined with pegylated interferon in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). METHODS...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Gish RG,Arora S,Rajender Reddy K,Nelson DR,O'Brien C,Xu Y,Murphy B

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:To study effects of pharmacologic concentrations of azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) on rat hepatocytes. METHODS:Hepatocytes cultured on matrigel were incubated with azathioprine or 6-MP; effects of putative protective agents were studied. Viability (LDH leakage), reduced (GSH) and oxidized glu...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Tapner MJ,Jones BE,Wu WM,Farrell GC

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:The aim of this study was to assess the pathology and pathogenic mechanisms involved in the occlusion of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunts. METHODS:Thirty-four patients with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt who had at least two portographic assessments of shunt func...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Jalan R,Harrison DJ,Redhead DN,Hayes PC

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to document the incidence of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) replication markers and their relationship to HBV replication, 91 HBsAg chronic carriers were studied. Of these, 51 were anti-HD-positive (19 HBeAg-positive and 32 anti-HBe-positive). Liver HDAg was found in 75% of anti-HD-positive patients. Of the 19 p...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Bas C,Bartolomé J,La Banda F,Porres JC,Quiroga JA,Mora I,Carreño V

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retrorsine, a naturally occurring pyrrolizidine alkaloid, impairs liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy by mechanisms that are still unclear. AIM:The aim of the study was to clarify the influence of retrorsine on cell cycle progression in the regenerating liver lobes of rats after portal branch ligat...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Picard C,Lambotte L,Starkel P,Sempoux C,Saliez A,Van Den Berge V,de Saeger C,Horsmans Y

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Therapy of chronic hepatitis B with HBV-polymerase inhibitors, in particular tenofovir or adefovir, may affect renal function. To assess renal function more accurately in the normal range, we used the recently validated, Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) formula to calculate ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Mauss S,Berger F,Filmann N,Hueppe D,Henke J,Hegener P,Athmann C,Schmutz G,Herrmann E

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suramin, a polybasic anion, blocks the activity of the DNA polymerase encoded by the duck hepatitis B virus. The interaction with the virus was studied under conditions in which the property of the drug to bind with proteins was used with plasma obtained from infected ducks with viraemia. Inhibition of DNA polymerase ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Tsiquaye K,Zuckerman A

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Patients undergoing transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) are at risk of early death due to end-stage liver failure. The aim of this study was to compare model of end-stage liver disease (MELD) and Child-Pugh scores as predictors of survival after TIPS. METHODS:We studied 140 cirrhotic p...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Salerno F,Merli M,Cazzaniga M,Valeriano V,Rossi P,Lovaria A,Meregaglia D,Nicolini A,Lubatti L,Riggio O

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:In order to study the short-term effect of moderate and severe reduction of liver function by acetaminophen poisoning of different severity on gene expression for liver-specific functions, rats were given 3.75 and 7.5 g per kg body weight acetaminophen intragastrically. The lower dose is associated with low mortali...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Tygstrup N,Jensen SA,Krog B,Dalhoff K

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The x gene of hepatitis B virus encodes a transactivating factor of 154 amino acids, termed HBx, which stimulates transcription of multiple viral and cellular genes. The transactivating function is probably associated with a tumorigenic potential of HBx, since x gene sequences, encoding functional HBx, ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Renner M,Haniel A,Bürgelt E,Hofschneider PH,Koch W

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was discovered that eight patients with complications of non-cirrhotic portal hypertension had received an arsenical preparation for psoriasis as Fowler's solution some years age. Seven of them were admitted for bleeding oesophageal varices. Upon admission, splenomegaly and hypersplenism were present. Liver tests w...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Nevens F,Fevery J,Van Steenbergen W,Sciot R,Desmet V,De Groote J

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As growth hormone possesses anabolic properties that are active on protein metabolism, and thus of potential benefit to patients with chronic liver disease, we determined the metabolic effects of recombinant human growth hormone on insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) its specific binding proteins, and liver function....

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Møller S,Becker U,Grønbaek M,Juul A,Winkler K,Skakkebaek NE

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental autoimmune hepatitis was induced in C57BL/6 mice by immunization with syngeneic liver protein and adjuvant. Hepatitis was characterized by marked cellular infiltrates, but hepatic necrosis was mild to moderate. A small dose of endotoxin (25 micrograms/mouse) produced lethal hepatitis with elevation of ser...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Ogawa M,Mori Y,Ueda S,Mori T,Makino Y,Hori J,Ohto M,Wakashin M

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:ER stress promotes liver fat accumulation and induction of inflammatory cytokines, which contribute to the development of steatohepatitis. Unresolved ER stress upregulates the pro-apoptotic CHOP. IL-1α is localized to the nucleus in apoptotic cells, but is released when these cells become necrotic and...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Kandel-Kfir M,Almog T,Shaish A,Shlomai G,Anafi L,Avivi C,Barshack I,Grosskopf I,Harats D,Kamari Y

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00