Gene expression regulation for interferon-alpha in hepatocellular carcinoma.

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) play a key role in hepatic fibrogenesis. However, their origin is still unknown. We tested the hypothesis that bone marrow (BM) contributes to the population of HSCs. METHODS:Chimeric mice transplanted with donor BM from collagen alpha1(I)-GFP+ reporter mice were subjected...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Kisseleva T,Uchinami H,Feirt N,Quintana-Bustamante O,Segovia JC,Schwabe RF,Brenner DA

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Data on acute exacerbation and reactivation of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection following chemotherapy are very limited. We sought to characterize the episodes of acute exacerbation and viral reactivation of HCV infection in cancer patients. METHODS:The medical records of HCV-infected patien...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Mahale P,Kontoyiannis DP,Chemaly RF,Jiang Y,Hwang JP,Davila M,Torres HA

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An HBV strain isolated from a patient lacking conventional serological markers of HBV infection was characterized. The complete nucleotide sequence was determined following PCR amplification. Only 22 nucleotide substitutions were found relative to the reported sequence of the ayw subtype. Five of these point mutations...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Kremsdorf D,Garreau F,Duclos H,Thiers V,Schellekens H,Petit MA,Bréchot C

更新日期：1993-06-01 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:We previously showed that in cultured human myofibroblasts (hMFBs), Oncostatin M (OSM)-stimulated collagen accumulation is associated with increased tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)1 message. However, the mechanism is unknown. METHODS:hMFBs were isolated by outgrowth from cirrhotic liver ex...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Sohara N,Trojanowska M,Reuben A

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An impairment in the renal capacity to excrete water is a common finding in patients with cirrhosis and ascites. In some patients this abnormality is minor since it is only detectable by measuring urine volume or free water clearance after a water load and is not associated with changes in plasma osmolality and serum ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Ginès P,Jiménez W

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase were measured in liver biopsy specimens from patients with various liver diseases, including six with chronic persistent hepatitis, nine with chronic active hepatitis, nine with non-alcoholic cirrhosis, eight with alcoholic cirrhosis and eight wit...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Togashi H,Shinzawa H,Wakabayashi H,Nakamura T,Yamada N,Takahashi T,Ishikawa M

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Chronic graft hepatitis occurs in 20-30% adults after liver transplantation but the prevalence and causes in children are not known. In adults, hepatitis C virus infection is prevalent prior to transplantation and recurrent infection is a frequent cause of graft dysfunction. The significance of the rece...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Davison SM,Skidmore SJ,Collingham KE,Irving WL,Hubscher SG,Kelly DA

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been recognized as a major cause of liver disease, but little is known about its diffusion at population level. To estimate the prevalence and incidence of HCV infection and to explore potential risk factors at population level, an epidemiologic study was carried out. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Osella AR,Misciagna G,Leone A,Di Leo A,Fiore G

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:To determine whether amino acid mutations in the core region of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 are associated with response to interferon (IFN) therapy and development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:We followed up 361 patients (median duration, 121 months), and IFN monotherapy was adm...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Nakamoto S,Imazeki F,Fukai K,Fujiwara K,Arai M,Kanda T,Yonemitsu Y,Yokosuka O

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current medical practice artificially dichotomises a diagnosis of fatty liver disease into one of two common forms: alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Together, these account for the majority of chronic liver diseases worldwide. In recent years, there has been a dramatic incre...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Boyle M,Masson S,Anstee QM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is associated with a high risk of cholangiocarcinoma. Our aim was to evaluate the diagnostic value of trypsinogen-1, trypsinogen-2, tumour-associated trypsin inhibitor, human chorionic gonadotropin beta and trypsin-2-alpha(1)-antitrypsin for cholangiocarcinoma and to...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Lempinen M,Isoniemi H,Mäkisalo H,Nordin A,Halme L,Arola J,Höckerstedt K,Stenman UH

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Circulatory abnormalities with activation of vasoconstrictor systems after large-volume paracentesis are generally considered secondary to an increased extravasation of fluid from the intravascular compartment to the extravascular space with subsequent reduction in plasma volume. To test this hypothesis...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Saló J,Ginès A,Ginès P,Piera C,Jiménez W,Guevara M,Fernández-Esparrach G,Sort P,Bataller R,Arroyo V,Rodés J

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Number-needed-to-treat is used in assessing the effectiveness of a health-care intervention, and reports the number of patients who need to be treated to prevent one additional bad outcome. Although largely used in medical literature, there are no studies measuring the benefit of liver transplantation...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Vitale A,Cucchetti A,Qiao GL,Cescon M,Li J,Ramirez Morales R,Frigo AC,Xia Y,Tuci F,Shen F,Cillo U,Pinna AD

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The factors which predict the long-term outcome in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who are treated with percutaneous laser ablation (PLA) are not well established. METHODS:We prospectively analyzed treatment and survival parameters of 148 cirrhotic patients with nonsurgical hepatocellular carcin...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Pacella CM,Bizzarri G,Francica G,Forlini G,Petrolati A,Valle D,Anelli V,Bianchini A,Nuntis SD,Pacella S,Rossi Z,Osborn J,Stasi R

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrastructural changes were observed in 23 consecutive patients who died from fulminant hepatic failure due to hepatitis B virus (4 cases), sporadic non-A, non-B (7), or paracetamol (acetaminophen) overdose (12) and in 3 patients with subacute hepatic necrosis of unknown cause. The findings are described in detail in...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： McCaul TF,Fagan EA,Tovey G,Portmann B,Williams R,Zuckerman AJ

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis 2 is an autosomal-recessive disorder caused by mutations in the ABCB11 gene, which encodes the bile salt export pump (BSEP). Recurrence of BSEP deficiency after liver transplantation is caused by the development of anti-BSEP antibodies. Antibody-induced BSEP deficiency is ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Brinkert F,Pukite I,Krebs-Schmitt D,Briem-Richter A,Stindt J,Häussinger D,Keitel V,Müller I,Grabhorn E

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:The presence of multifocal tumors, developed either from intrahepatic metastasis (IM) or multicentric occurrence (MO), is a distinct feature of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Immunogenomic characterization of multifocal HCC is important for understanding immune escape in different lesions and develop...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Dong LQ,Peng LH,Ma LJ,Liu DB,Zhang S,Luo SZ,Rao JH,Zhu HW,Yang SX,Xi SJ,Chen M,Xie FF,Li FQ,Li WH,Ye C,Lin LY,Wang YJ,Wang XY,Gao DM,Zhou H,Yang HM,Wang J,Zhu SD,Wang XD,Cao Y,Zhou J,Fan J,Wu K,Gao

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-year-old woman was admitted for hepatosplenomegaly and anemia. Bone marrow cytology showed "sea-blue histiocytes", vacuolated macrophages and plasma cells. As primary liver disease, malignancy or hematologic disorders were excluded, and plasma chitotriosidase activity was increased 27-fold over control, the prese...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： vom Dahl S,Harzer K,Rolfs A,Albrecht B,Niederau C,Vogt C,van Weely S,Aerts J,Müller G,Häussinger D

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects mononuclear cells and may be responsible, as are other viruses, for immunologic disorders. The immunologic abnormalities observed in HCV infections are usually non-specific (i.e. cryoglobulinemia, immune complex deposits, autoantibodies). The association with cryoglobulinemia is clear a...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Lunel F,Cacoub P

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Modifications of the Child-Pugh classification of liver cirrhosis by incorporation of hyaluronan were tested to improve the prognostic power for long term evaluation of liver cirrhosis in 126 patients observed over a period of 10 years. METHODS:Serum concentrations of HA were determined at study entry....

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Körner T,Kropf J,Kosche B,Kristahl H,Jaspersen D,Gressner AM

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Von Willebrand factor (vWf) is found in high levels in plasma of patients with acute and chronic liver disease. The role of vWf in liver injury and repair is unknown. We studied the effect of liver mass and remodeling on plasma and tissue vWf after partial hepatectomy. METHODS:Rats were sacrificed post...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Baruch Y,Neubauer K,Shenkar L,Sabo E,Ritzel A,Wilfling T,Ramadori G

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcoholics admitted for detoxification were entered into a double blind placebo controlled trial of oral supplementation with an antioxidant cocktail (vitamin E, beta carotene, vitamin C and selenium) in order to determine the effect of this supplementation on the rate of resolution of a serum marker of free radical a...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Butcher GP,Rhodes JM,Walker R,Krasner N,Jackson MJ

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:In hepatitis C infection, the production of inappropriate cytokine levels appears to contribute to viral persistence and to affect the response to antiviral therapy. Additionally, polymorphisms in the cytokine genes may affect the production of the cytokines. In this study, we determined the frequency o...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Vidigal PG,Germer JJ,Zein NN

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization with lipiodol (TACE) is widely performed in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) unsuitable for curative treatment. It has recently been recommended for patients with 2 or 3 tumors >3 cm or ≥4 tumors in a treatment algorithm proposed by Japanese guideli...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Takayasu K,Arii S,Kudo M,Ichida T,Matsui O,Izumi N,Matsuyama Y,Sakamoto M,Nakashima O,Ku Y,Kokudo N,Makuuchi M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue stress and cell death result in inflammation even in the absence of pathogens. Such sterile inflammation is dependent on a cytosolic complex of proteins inside immune cells termed the inflammasome. This complex converts two groups of extracellular signals into an inflammatory response via activation of caspase-...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Hoque R,Vodovotz Y,Mehal W

更新日期：2013-05-01 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

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：BACKGROUND & AIMS:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been shown to be involved in many biological processes by affecting their target gene expression. miR-122 has been extensively studied in hepatocarcinogenesis. However, the role of miR-122 in liver fibrosis remains unknown. METHODS:The mRNA expression levels of miR-122, prolyl...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Li J,Ghazwani M,Zhang Y,Lu J,Li J,Fan J,Gandhi CR,Li S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The administration of a methionine and choline deficient (MCD) diet to mice serves as an animal model of NASH. The multidrug resistant 2 (Mdr2) P-glycoprotein encodes for the canalicular phospholipid transporter, and Mdr2 (+/-) mice secrete 40% less phosphatidylcholine than wild-type mice. We have hypot...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Igolnikov AC,Green RM

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00