Complete nucleotide sequence and viral envelope protein expression of a hepatitis B virus DNA derived from a hepatitis B surface antigen-seronegative patient.

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Restitution of periportal liver necrosis induced by allyl alcohol involves proliferation and differentiation of putative liver stem cells. The participation of different non-epithelial cell types required to restore the liver cord structure in this process has not been well documented. The aim of the stu...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Yin L,Lynch D,Sell S

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Statins are widely used to treat hypercholesterolemia. Statins may prevent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but have not yet been fully studied, particularly in patients at high risk. Therefore, we investigated the risk of HCC after statin use in the whole general population and evaluated the effects o...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Kim G,Jang SY,Nam CM,Kang ES

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Hepatocyte-like cells (HLCs), differentiated from pluripotent stem cells by the use of soluble factors, can model human liver function and toxicity. However, at present HLC maturity and whether any deficit represents a true fetal state or aberrant differentiation is unclear and compounded by compariso...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Baxter M,Withey S,Harrison S,Segeritz CP,Zhang F,Atkinson-Dell R,Rowe C,Gerrard DT,Sison-Young R,Jenkins R,Henry J,Berry AA,Mohamet L,Best M,Fenwick SW,Malik H,Kitteringham NR,Goldring CE,Piper Hanley K,Vallier L,

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Alamifovir is a purine nucleotide analogue prodrug that shows potent activity against wild type and lamivudine resistant hepatitis B virus in preclinical studies. The aim of this study was to assess the safety and potential antiviral effects of alamifovir in humans. METHODS:A randomised, placebo contro...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Soon DK,Lowe SL,Teng CH,Yeo KP,McGill J,Wise SD

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Oxidative DNA damage, identifiable in the formation of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), is relevant in the mutagenesis/carcinogenesis process. The aim of this study was to assess 8-OHdG levels in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in relation to extent of liver damage and HCV genotype. ME...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Cardin R,Saccoccio G,Masutti F,Bellentani S,Farinati F,Tiribelli C

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Interleukin-15 (IL-15) is expressed in many organs. It generally inhibits apoptosis and increases cellular proliferation and differentiation. However, IL-15's roles in liver are unknown. We aimed to determine if IL-15 influences hepatic integrity and regenerative activity. METHODS:Expression of IL-15 a...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Suzuki A,McCall S,Choi SS,Sicklick JK,Huang J,Qi Y,Zdanowicz M,Camp T,Li YX,Diehl AM

更新日期：2006-09-01 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：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Biliary tree, liver, and pancreas share a common embryological origin. We previously demonstrated the presence of stem/progenitor cells of endodermal origin in the adult human extrahepatic biliary tree. This study evaluated the human foetal biliary trees as sources of stem/progenitor cells of multiple...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Semeraro R,Carpino G,Cardinale V,Onori P,Gentile R,Cantafora A,Franchitto A,Napoli C,Anceschi M,Brunelli R,Bosco D,Torrice A,Reid L,Gaudio E,Alvaro D

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:A 4977-base pair deletion has been detected in the hepatic mitochondrial DNA of alcoholic patients with microvesicular steatosis, a lesion ascribed to impaired mitochondrial beta-oxidation. However, only a single deletion had been looked for in this previous study, and it could not be determined whether...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Mansouri A,Fromenty B,Berson A,Robin MA,Grimbert S,Beaugrand M,Erlinger S,Pessayre D

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections with the hepatotropic viruses non-A, non-B (NANB), hepatitis B (HBV) and delta agent (HDV) are described in two patients with haemophilia. The first patient illustrates the phenomenon of interference following a simultaneous exposure to NANB and HBV. The second patient, a carrier of hepatitis B surface anti...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Lee CA,Kernoff PB,Karayiannis P,Farci P,Thomas HC

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Liver negative-strand hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA is the most direct indicator of active viral replication but has only been examined in a few semiquantitative studies. METHODS:Positive- and negative-strand HCV RNA in the right (R) and left (L) liver lobes was quantified by rTth-based strand-specific r...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Yuki N,Matsumoto S,Tadokoro K,Mochizuki K,Kato M,Yamaguchi T

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The aim of our study was to evaluate the proportion of patients with severe alcoholic cirrhosis who would need orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) and to determine the optimal delay to evaluate an abstinent patient for transplantation. METHODS:Survival without OLT, improvement in liver function and ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Veldt BJ,Lainé F,Guillygomarc'h A,Lauvin L,Boudjema K,Messner M,Brissot P,Deugnier Y,Moirand R

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we studied the usefulness of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in HDV-RNA detection. Using serial dilutions of serum samples of known concentrations of HDV-RNA, PCR was 10,000-times more sensitive than slot-blot hybridization. PCR was used for the detection of HDV-RNA in 33 serum samples negative to HDV-R...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Madejón A,Castillo I,Bartolomé J,Melero M,Campillo ML,Porres JC,Moreno A,Carreño V

更新日期：1990-11-01 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:Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a cholestatic liver disease of unknown etiology. Although the primary defect affects cholangiocytes, cholestatic injury of hepatocytes may promote further liver damage. Since down-regulation of hepatocellular organic anion transporters is implicated in the molecul...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Geier A,Dietrich CG,Lammert F,Orth T,Mayet WJ,Matern S,Gartung C

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as H2O2, are implicated in normal and pathological liver function. However, due to the lack of suitable in vivo models of ROS generation the (patho) physiological relevance of H2O2 remains controversial. METHODS:We established a novel model of sustained hepatic H2O2 ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Rost D,Welker A,Welker J,Millonig G,Berger I,Autschbach F,Schuppan D,Mueller S

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:The advent of new chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapies requires characterization of patients in order to predict adequate treatment. A good candidate marker is Programmed Cell Death-1 (PD-1) which is involved in progression of HCV infection. The aim of this study was to analyse the effect of seve...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Vidal-Castiñeira JR,López-Vázquez A,Alonso-Arias R,Moro-García MA,Martinez-Camblor P,Melón S,Prieto J,López-Rodriguez R,Sanz-Cameno P,Rodrigo L,Pérez-López R,Pérez-Álvarez R,López-Larrea C

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Therapeutic options for patients failing hepatitis C retreatment are limited. EPIC(3) included a prospective trial assessing long-term peginterferon alfa-2b (PegIFNα-2b) maintenance therapy in patients with METAVIR fibrosis scores (MFS) of F2 or F3 who previously failed hepatitis C retreatment. METHO...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Poynard T,Bruix J,Schiff ER,Diago M,Berg T,Moreno-Otero R,Lyra AC,Carrilho F,Griffel LH,Boparai N,Jiang R,Burroughs M,Brass CA,Albrecht JK

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:The pathomechanisms underlying non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and the involved molecular regulators are incompletely explored. The nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB)-cofactor gene B cell leukemia-3 (Bcl-3) plays a critical role in altering the transcriptional capacity of NF-κB - a key inducer o...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Gehrke N,Wörns MA,Huber Y,Hess M,Straub BK,Hövelmeyer N,Waisman A,Kim YO,Schuppan D,Galle PR,Schattenberg JM

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the major cause of nonA-nonB hepatitis worldwide. Although this virus cannot be cultivated in vitro, several of its key features have been elucidated in the past few years. The viral genome is a positive-sense, single-stranded, 9.6 kb long RNA molecule. The viral genome is...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： De Francesco R

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HCV is the principal etiologic agent of post-transfusion (PTH) hepatitis. The incidence and course of HCV hepatitis in liver transplant recipients is not well established. To resolve this information deficit, all records of recipients of single liver transplant (OLTx) between March 1986 and March 1990 at the Universit...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Shah G,Demetris AJ,Irish W,Scheffel J,Mimms L,Van Thiel DH

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) plays an essential role in mediating organ injury in acute liver failure (ALF) and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). Herein, we assess whether inhibiting TLR4 signaling can ameliorate liver failure and serve as a potential treatment. METHODS:Circulating TLR4 ligands a...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Engelmann C,Sheikh M,Sharma S,Kondo T,Loeffler-Wirth H,Zheng YB,Novelli S,Hall A,Kerbert AJC,Macnaughtan J,Mookerjee R,Habtesion A,Davies N,Ali T,Gupta S,Andreola F,Jalan R

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has emerged as a growing public health problem worldwide. Increasing recognition of the importance of NAFLD and its association with the features of the metabolic syndrome has stimulated an interest in its putative role in the development and progression of chronic kidney dise...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Targher G,Chonchol M,Zoppini G,Abaterusso C,Bonora E

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coagulation inhibitor protein C was measured in 151 patients with various liver diseases. The protein C level was significantly decreased in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis (n = 73) compared to patients with steatosis (n = 24) (40 +/- 2%) vs. 88 +/- 4%, mean S.E., p less than 0.001). It was also decreased in cas...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Bell H,Odegaard OR,Andersson T,Raknerud N

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The aim of this study was to determine the outcome of asymptomatic liver hydatid cysts in a cohort of 33 out of 59 carriers by evaluating clinical and ultrasonographic (US) changes 10-12 years after initial diagnosis. METHODS:We compared US features and cyst size with the original descriptions from 198...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Frider B,Larrieu E,Odriozola M

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactivation of Hedgehog (Hh), a morphogenic signaling pathway that controls progenitor cell fate and tissue construction during embryogenesis occurs during many types of liver injury in adult. The net effects of activating the Hedgehog pathway include expansion of liver progenitor populations to promote liver regener...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Omenetti A,Choi S,Michelotti G,Diehl AM

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Partial hepatectomy results in activation of genes in the residual liver tissue which serve to restore glucose homeostasis and regenerate liver mass. Expression of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) is up-regulated following partial hepatectomy and IGFBP-1 can modulate both the metab...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Liu YY,Rajkumar K,Murphy LJ

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Liver failure is associated with progressive cytotoxic brain oedema (astrocyte swelling), which underlies hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Ammonia and superimposed inflammation are key synergistic factors in HE, but the mechanism(s) involved remain unknown. We aimed to determine whether aquaporin-4 (AQP4)...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Wright G,Soper R,Brooks HF,Stadlbauer V,Vairappan B,Davies NA,Andreola F,Hodges S,Moss RF,Davies DC,Jalan R

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Symptomatic hepatic involvement is a rare complication of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and most commonly consists of fibrosis or cirrhosis. We describe a 33-year-old woman in whom multiple hepatic arteriovenous malformations led to high output cardiac failure and liver failure due to biliary necrosis with ref...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Bauer T,Britton P,Lomas D,Wight DG,Friend PJ,Alexander GJ

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our understanding of the process whereby replicating Hepatitis B virus is eradicated has been substantially modified by the development of highly sensitive assays of viral replication, such as the detection of HBV-DNA in serum. The implications of these developments on our therapeutic approach in terms of both timing ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Williams R,Alexander GJ

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00