abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) are perisinusoidal pericytes which have receptors for vasoactive factors, such as endothelin-1, which can regulate cell contractility in an autocrine manner. It is unknown whether human HSCs have receptors for and are able to synthesize the vasodilator peptide adrenomedulli...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Görbig MN,Ginès P,Bataller R,Nicolás JM,Garcia-Ramallo E,Cejudo P,Sancho-Bru P,Jiménez W,Arroyo V,Rodés J

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prevents osteoporosis in postmenopausal women by inhibiting bone resorption, but the benefits of oestrogen therapy in liver transplant patients have not been studied. METHODS:The effect of transdermal HRT was studied in 33 postmenopausal liver transplant women. The mai...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Isoniemi H,Appelberg J,Nilsson CG,Mäkelä P,Risteli J,Höckerstedt K

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:An interaction between human schistosomiasis and viral hepatitis B has often been suggested, but never established. The experimental investigation has been hampered by the lack of a suitable model. Only woodchucks are susceptible to both Schistosoma mansoni and a B-like hepatitis virus (WHV) infections....

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Andrade ZA,Berthillon P,Paraná R,Grimaud JA,Trépo C

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Bio-artificial liver support systems for treatment of hepatic failure require maintained expression of hepatocyte function in vitro. We studied cultures of human hepatocyte cell-lines proliferating within alginate beads, investigating the hypothesis that 3-dimensional cohesive colonies of hepatocyte cel...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Khalil M,Shariat-Panahi A,Tootle R,Ryder T,McCloskey P,Roberts E,Hodgson H,Selden C

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Interaction between CYP2E1, ethanol metabolites, and enhanced lipid peroxidation is linked to the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease. This study was conducted to compare the expression of various cytochrome enzymes and the appearance of aldehyde adducts in humans. METHODS:Acetaldehyde- and lipid p...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Niemelä O,Parkkila S,Juvonen RO,Viitala K,Gelboin HV,Pasanen M

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:In the absence of liver damage, rapid liver growth can be induced pharmacologically by so-called primary liver growth promoters. The importance of the acute-phase cytokines interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha for the actions of these compounds is not clear. This study aimed to investigate the ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Wallenius V,Wallenius K,Jansson JO

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Endothelin-1 plays an important role in the regulation of portal hypertension; endothelin antagonists have been extensively studied in portal hypertensive animals. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of highly selective endothelin antagonists in partial portal vein ligated (PPVL) rats. METHODS:Four groups...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： De Gottardi A,Shaw S,Sägesser H,Reichen J

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:A low-titered hepatitis B virus infection without immunological markers was identified in a prospective study in the serum of a kidney transplant recipient by PCR. The aim of this study was to analyze HBV genomes and their biological significance. METHODS:The genome was amplified in two overlapping frag...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Schories M,Peters T,Rasenack J

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:In this study, a detailed morphometrical analysis of the hepatic microvasculature in the different zones of hepatic parenchyma was performed in normal and cirrhotic rat liver (CCl4-induced). The aims were to detect, in CCl4-induced cirrhosis, the real presence of the "capillarization" of hepatic sinusoi...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Onori P,Morini S,Franchitto A,Sferra R,Alvaro D,Gaudio E

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Some patients chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) have persistently normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels while progressive liver damage is observed histologically. In the present study, we compared the rate of proliferation, apoptosis, and necrosis in liver biopsy specimens of ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Kronenberger B,Rüster B,Lee JH,Sarrazin C,Roth WK,Herrmann G,Zeuzem S

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia (FHBL) is a co-dominant disorder characterized by reduced plasma levels of low-density lipoproteins. It can be caused by mutations in the gene encoding apolipoprotein B-100 (apo B), leading to the formation of truncated apo Bs which have a reduced capacity to export lipi...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Tarugi P,Lonardo A,Ballarini G,Erspamer L,Tondelli E,Bertolini S,Calandra S

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major etiologic agent of chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. The aim of this study was to elucidate pathological effects of HCV-core protein on liver cells. METHODS:We have generated transgenic mice carrying HCV-core cDNA (Px-core) and pathologically...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Honda A,Hatano M,Kohara M,Arai Y,Hartatik T,Moriyama T,Imawari M,Koike K,Yokosuka O,Shimotohno K,Tokuhisa T

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A young female, who had been in excellent health and had used third-generation oral contraceptives, was admitted to hospital because of abdominal pain and ascites. Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) was diagnosed by radiographic and histological examination. Tests for myeloproliferative disease, deficiency of coagulation inhi...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Minnema MC,Janssen HL,Niermeijer P,de Man RA

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Liver fibrosis is a dynamic state between matrix production and degradation. Since our report in 1974, many studies have examined collagenase and liver fibrosis, but not the identification of cells responsible for collagenase production in vivo. The aim of this study was to investigate the gene expressi...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Watanabe T,Niioka M,Hozawa S,Kameyama K,Hayashi T,Arai M,Ishikawa A,Maruyama K,Okazaki I

更新日期：2000-08-01 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：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The etiopathogenesis of bile duct lesion in primary biliary cirrhosis is unknown, though the participation of bacteria and/or their components and products is suspected. In this study, we tried to detect and identify bacteria in the bile of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis by polymerase chain rea...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Hiramatsu K,Harada K,Tsuneyama K,Sasaki M,Fujita S,Hashimoto T,Kaneko S,Kobayashi K,Nakanuma Y

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Frequent allelic losses on the long arm of chromosome 16 in several types of human cancers have suggested that 16q harbors one or more genes that are important for suppressing tumorigenesis in the tissues in question. METHODS:To identify the locations of putative tumor suppressor genes involved in hepa...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Koyama M,Nagai H,Bando K,Matsumoto S,Tajiri T,Onda M,Ito M,Moriyama Y,Emi M

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Gadolinium chloride inactivates Kupffer cells and alleviates alcohol-induced liver lesions. We investigated the mechanism of gadolinium chloride protection after oral ethanol feeding. METHODS:Rats were maintained ethanol-intoxicated for 6 weeks by feeding ethanol in a low-carbohydrate/high-fat liquid d...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Järveläinen HA,Fang C,Ingelman-Sundberg M,Lukkari TA,Sippel H,Lindros KO

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Chronic hepatitis C can lead to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Interferon-alfa therapy may prevent the progression of the disease. The expressions of decorin and alfa-smooth muscle cell actin of the extracellular matrix play a central role in liver fibrosis. We set out to assess the expressions...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Jármay K,Gallai M,Karácsony G,Ozsvár Z,Schaff Z,Lonovics J,Kovalszky I

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:No information is yet available about the influence of alcohol abuse on the translocation of larger molecules (Mr>1200) through the intestinal mucosa in man. The present study aimed to determine the intestinal permeability to macromolecules in patients with chronic alcohol abuse and mild to more advance...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Parlesak A,Schäfer C,Schütz T,Bode JC,Bode C

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:The present in vivo study investigated the impact of a monoclonal antibody directed against the intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) on initial microvascular reperfusion injury after liver transplantation. METHODS:Orthotopic, syngeneic liver transplantation including arterial reconstruction was pe...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Rentsch M,Post S,Palma P,Lang G,Menger MD,Messmer K

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is an autoimmune cholestatic liver disease thought to develop through a complex interaction of genetic and environmental factors. It is characterised by T-cell-mediated non-suppurative destructive cholangitis. We have studied the polymorphic cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associat...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Agarwal K,Jones DE,Daly AK,James OF,Vaidya B,Pearce S,Bassendine MF

更新日期：2000-04-01 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:Severe alcoholic hepatitis occurs mainly in patients with cirrhosis, and has a high death rate. Corticosteroid therapy has been particularly advocated as reducing mortality in patients with severe histologic lesions. However, identification of these patients is difficult, requiring transvenous liver bio...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Castera L,Hartmann DJ,Chapel F,Guettier C,Mall F,Lons T,Richardet JP,Grimbert S,Morassi O,Beaugrand M,Trinchet JC

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The extracellular matrix plays an essential role in the regulation of cell proliferation in different cell types. However, the regulation of cell cycle control in hepatocytes in response to growth factors and extracellular matrix signals is not well understood. The aims of this study were to investigate...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Nagaki M,Sugiyama A,Naiki T,Ohsawa Y,Moriwaki H

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The aims were to study: 1) the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in patients with end-stage liver cirrhosis due to hepatitis C, alcohol, or cholestatic liver disease, 2) viral and host immunogenetic factors that may predispose to diabetes, and 3) liver transplantation outcome in patients with or without d...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Zein NN,Abdulkarim AS,Wiesner RH,Egan KS,Persing DH

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The natural history of chronic hepatitis C infection during pregnancy has not been clearly established, and thus our aim was to assess serum alanine aminotransferase levels and serum HCV RNA levels during pregnancy. METHODS:Twenty-six pregnant women with chronic hepatitis C were studied. Serum alanine ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Gervais A,Bacq Y,Bernuau J,Martinot M,Auperin A,Boyer N,Kilani A,Erlinger S,Valla D,Marcellin P

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The development of cholesterol gallstones, in some patients, has been associated with increased proportions of deoxycholic acid in the bile acid pool. Deoxycholic acid is a microbial product of cholic acid 7alpha-dehydroxylation in the intestines. The levels and activities of bile acid 7alpha-dehydroxyl...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Wells JE,Berr F,Thomas LA,Dowling RH,Hylemon PB

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Members of the CD44 family are transmembrane glycoproteins which act mainly as receptors for hyaluronan. We have examined the expression of CD44s and several CD44v and the relationship between these and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) grade, clinicopathological parameters, p53 expression, and patient sur...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Endo K,Terada T

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients presented with neonatal cholestasis and acholic stools as first manifestations of McCune-Albright syndrome. Both went through an extensive evaluation including an exploratory laparotomy with peroperative cholangiography which ruled out biliary atresia. One patient presented from the fourth month of life w...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Silva ES,Lumbroso S,Medina M,Gillerot Y,Sultan C,Sokal EM

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The alterations of hepatobiliary transport that occur in cholestasis can be divided into primary defects, such as mutations of transporter genes or acquired dysfunctions of transport systems that cause defective canalicular or cholangiocellular secretion, and secondary defects, which result from biliary obstruction. T...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Kullak-Ublick GA,Beuers U,Paumgartner G

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic cholestatic diseases, whether occurring in infancy, childhood or adulthood, are characterized by defective bile acid transport from the liver to the intestine, which is caused by primary damage to the biliary epithelium in most cases. In this article, approaches to diagnosis and management of the main specific...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Poupon R,Chazouillères O,Poupon RE

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Recently, a novel DNA virus was isolated from the serum of a patient with post-transfusion non-A-G hepatitis and named TT virus. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of TT virus infection in patients with sporadic acute hepatitis of unknown etiology. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Parquet MC,Yatsuhashi H,Koga M,Inoue O,Matsumoto T,Hamada R,Igarashi A,Yano M

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Most hepatocellular carcinomas are still discovered at an advanced stage and are left untreated as large hepatocellular carcinomas are contraindications to liver transplantation and percutaneous ethanol injection and are usually considered as poor indications for liver resection. The aim of this study w...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Régimbeau JM,Farges O,Shen BY,Sauvanet A,Belghiti J

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Heparin has been noted to inhibit inflammation independent of its known anti-coagulant activity. In the present study, we examined the ability of heparin and low molecular weight heparin to prevent immune-mediated, concanavalin A-induced liver damage. METHODS:Mice were pretreated with either heparin or...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Hershkoviz R,Bruck R,Aeed H,Shirin H,Halpern Z

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Chronic rejection is an important cause of graft loss following liver transplantation. A number of risk factors for chronic rejection have been identified previously, albeit inconsistently. These include cytomegalovirus infection detected by a number of different techniques, including immunohistochemical...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Evans PC,Coleman N,Wreghitt TG,Wight DG,Alexander GJ

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The relationship between HCV RNA levels and the severity of HCV-related liver disease has been addressed in a few studies, which has led to conflicting results. To clarify this point, we studied serum HCV RNA levels in patients with HCV liver disease at various stages, using a second-generation branched...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Duvoux C,Pawlotsky JM,Bastie A,Cherqui D,Soussy CJ,Dhumeaux D

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:A variety of data suggest that microbial infections and, in particular, atypical mycobacteria infections, may either initiate and/or be associated with the pathogenesis of primary biliary cirrhosis. METHODS:To address this hypothesis, use was made of polymerase chain reaction techniques and primers spe...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Tanaka A,Prindiville TP,Gish R,Solnick JV,Coppel RL,Keeffe EB,Ansari A,Gershwin ME

更新日期：1999-10-01 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：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We assessed mitochondrial morphology by electron microscopy and the prevalence of a mitochondrial gene deletion in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), alcohol-related liver disease and non-fatty liver diseases. Respiratory chain function using a cytoplasmic hybrid (cybrid) assay was furt...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Caldwell SH,Swerdlow RH,Khan EM,Iezzoni JC,Hespenheide EE,Parks JK,Parker WD Jr

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00