abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:The prognosis of patients with chronic liver disease is to a great extent determined by the presence and degree of portal hypertension (PHT). Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) has been shown to be an accurate prognostic index in patients with cirrhosis. Transient elastography is a non-invasive p...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Robic MA,Procopet B,Métivier S,Péron JM,Selves J,Vinel JP,Bureau C

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:In patients with cirrhosis and refractory ascites the role of beta-blockers in the development of paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction (PICD) is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of PICD before and after discontinuation of beta-blockers in patients with cirrhosis ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Sersté T,Francoz C,Durand F,Rautou PE,Melot C,Valla D,Moreau R,Lebrec D

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Liver transplantation is a recognized treatment for selected patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but transplant criteria still need to be refined, especially in the case of more advanced or downstaged tumors. METHODS:The present study investigated alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) as a predictor of o...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Merani S,Majno P,Kneteman NM,Berney T,Morel P,Mentha G,Toso C

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:To evaluate the prevalence and risk factors for low bone mineral density (BMD) in persons co-infected with HIV and Hepatitis C. METHODS:HIV/HCV co-infected study participants (n=179) were recruited into a prospective cohort and underwent dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) within 1 year of a liver...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： El-Maouche D,Mehta SH,Sutcliffe C,Higgins Y,Torbenson MS,Moore RD,Thomas DL,Sulkowski MS,Brown TT

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:There is no data to suggest that the size of bile ducts, portal venules, and hepatic arterioles varies according to age in the normal human liver. We sought to examine whether hepatic arteriolar size, wall thickness, and luminal diameter change with increasing age. METHODS:Histologically normal liver...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Fiel MI,Deniz K,Elmali F,Schiano TD

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:We applied advanced magnetic resonance imaging and Voxed based Morphometry analysis to assess brain tissue density in patients with cirrhosis. METHODS:Forty eight patients with cirrhosis without overt hepatic encephalopathy (17 Child A, 13 Child B, and 18 Child C) and 51 healthy subjects were matched...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Guevara M,Baccaro ME,Gómez-Ansón B,Frisoni G,Testa C,Torre A,Molinuevo JL,Rami L,Pereira G,Sotil EU,Córdoba J,Arroyo V,Ginès P

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:The liver is a crucial organ at the crossroads of iron and glucose metabolism. The aim of the study was to assess intra-hepatic iron in young patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its association with insulin resistance and severity of liver damage. METHODS:Intrahepatic iron con...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Manco M,Alisi A,Real JF,Equitani F,DeVito R,Valenti L,Nobili V

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Thrombopoietin receptor agonists are a new class of compounds licenced for the treatment of immune thrombocytopenic purpura. They are currently being studied for patients with thrombopenia in advanced liver disease or under therapy for hepatitis C. There are indications that the risk for development o...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Dultz G,Kronenberger B,Azizi A,Mihm U,Vogl TJ,Sarrazin U,Sarrazin C,Zeuzem S,Hofmann WP

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Virus-specific T cells capable of controlling HBV and eliminating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) expressing HBV antigens are deleted or dysfunctional in patients with chronic HBV or HBV-related HCC. The goal of this study was to determine if T cell receptor (TCR) gene transfer can reconstitute HBV-spe...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Gehring AJ,Xue SA,Ho ZZ,Teoh D,Ruedl C,Chia A,Koh S,Lim SG,Maini MK,Stauss H,Bertoletti A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:In this study, adenoviral vectors encoding an antisense RNA complementary to the 5' non-coding region (5'NCR) of the HCV-genome were generated to inhibit HCV-RNA gene expression in cell culture and in vivo. METHODS:First and second-generation (with E4-deletion) adenoviruses encoding the HCV5'NCR in a...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： González-Carmona MA,Vogt A,Heinicke T,Quasdorff M,Hoffmann P,Yildiz Y,Schneider C,Serwe M,Bartenschlager R,Sauerbruch T,Caselmann WH

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data derived from population, case-control, and cohort studies conducted in several Euro-Mediterranean and African countries disclose impressive similarities in the age and modes of hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission and in the prevalence, duration, and outcome of the four phases of the natural history of chronic in...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Hadziyannis SJ

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Common genetic variation within the IL28 locus has been found to influence the effect of peg-interferon and ribavirin combination therapy against chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Expression of IL28 in peripheral blood cells has been reported to be higher in patients with IL28 SNP genotypes a...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Abe H,Hayes CN,Ochi H,Maekawa T,Tsuge M,Miki D,Mitsui F,Hiraga N,Imamura M,Takahashi S,Kubo M,Nakamura Y,Chayama K

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Hepatitis C virus antiviral treatment is effective for individual patients but few active injecting drug users are treated. We considered the utility of antiviral treatment for primary prevention of hepatitis C. METHODS:A hepatitis C transmission model among injecting drug users was developed, incorp...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Martin NK,Vickerman P,Foster GR,Hutchinson SJ,Goldberg DJ,Hickman M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), a gut-derived peptide degraded by dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4), stimulates insulin secretion in response to nutrients, yet its direct effect on the liver is controversial. We investigated the effects of GLP-1 on hepatic fat and glucose metabolism and elucidated its me...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Ben-Shlomo S,Zvibel I,Shnell M,Shlomai A,Chepurko E,Halpern Z,Barzilai N,Oren R,Fishman S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a crucial factor in liver regeneration following partial hepatectomy (PH); however, the role of IL-6 and IL-6 trans-signaling in particular, in hepatocyte mitosis remains controversial. IL-6 trans-signaling relies upon the release of the soluble IL-6R (sIL-6R), which binds IL-6...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Nechemia-Arbely Y,Shriki A,Denz U,Drucker C,Scheller J,Raub J,Pappo O,Rose-John S,Galun E,Axelrod JH

更新日期：2011-05-01 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 heart and liver are organs that are closely related in both health and disease. Patients who undergo liver transplantation may suffer from heart disease that is: (a) related to the original cause of the liver disease such as hemochromatosis, (b) related to the liver disease itself, or (c) related to other associat...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Ripoll C,Yotti R,Bermejo J,Bañares R

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Alcoholic hepatitis is an acute life- and health-threatening disease that may be increasingly frequent. However, accurate and representative data on time trends in its incidence and prognosis are not available. This study aims to provide nationwide population-based estimates of alcoholic hepatitis inc...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Sandahl TD,Jepsen P,Thomsen KL,Vilstrup H

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:HCV related liver disease is one of the most important complications in persons with HIV, with accelerated fibrosis progression in coinfected persons compared to those with HCV alone. We hypothesized that HCV-HIV coinfection increases HCV related hepatocyte apoptosis and that HCV and HIV influence TRA...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Jang JY,Shao RX,Lin W,Weinberg E,Chung WJ,Tsai WL,Zhao H,Goto K,Zhang L,Mendez-Navarro J,Jilg N,Peng LF,Brockman MA,Chung RT

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Common IL28B locus polymorphisms (SNPs rs8099917 and rs12979860) have been reported to affect peg-interferon plus ribavirin combination therapy (PEG-RBV) for hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1b, but few reports have examined their effect on other two common genotypes, 2a and 2b. METHODS:We analyzed p...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Kawaoka T,Hayes CN,Ohishi W,Ochi H,Maekawa T,Abe H,Tsuge M,Mitsui F,Hiraga N,Imamura M,Takahashi S,Kubo M,Tsunoda T,Nakamura Y,Kumada H,Chayama K

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Disturbance in lipid metabolism is one of the features of chronic hepatitis C, being a crucial determinant of the progression of liver fibrosis. Experimental studies have revealed that the core protein of hepatitis C virus (HCV) induces steatosis. METHODS:The activities of fatty acid metabolizing enz...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Miyoshi H,Moriya K,Tsutsumi T,Shinzawa S,Fujie H,Shintani Y,Fujinaga H,Goto K,Todoroki T,Suzuki T,Miyamura T,Matsuura Y,Yotsuyanagi H,Koike K

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article has been withdrawn at the request of the authors and with approval of the editor. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy. ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Xi B,Zeng T

更新日期：2011-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Evidence on the efficacy of antiviral treatment in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after curative treatment is scarce. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pegylated interferon-alpha plus ribavirin (pegIFN/RBV) combination therapy in these patients, co...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

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

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Aberrant activation of the RAS pathway is ubiquitous in human hepatocarcinogenesis, but the molecular mechanisms leading to RAS induction in the absence of RAS mutations remain under-investigated. We defined the role of Ras GTPase activating proteins (GAPs) in the constitutive activity of Ras signalin...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Calvisi DF,Ladu S,Conner EA,Seo D,Hsieh JT,Factor VM,Thorgeirsson SS

更新日期：2011-02-01 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:In developed countries, hepatitis E is usually associated with travelling to endemic areas, but a growing number of sporadic cases are also seen in patients with no travel history. The aim of this study was to assess the impact and the molecular epidemiology of hepatitis E in Italy. METHODS:Between J...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Romanò L,Paladini S,Tagliacarne C,Canuti M,Bianchi S,Zanetti AR

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:To compare the management and the virological and serological efficacy of treatments for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in HIV positive and negative patients. METHODS:Two hundred and forty-six HIV positive and 205 HIV negative consecutive patients with past or present CHB, seen in October 2008 in particip...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Piroth L,Pol S,Lacombe K,Miailhes P,Rami A,Rey D,Loustau-Ratti V,Morlat P,Goderel I,Sene D,Rosenthal E,Carrat F,Cacoub P,GERMIVIC Study Group.

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Aceruloplasminemia is a rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disease associated with brain and liver iron accumulation which typically presents with movement disorders, retinal degeneration, and diabetes mellitus. Ceruloplasmin is a multi-copper ferroxidase that is secreted into plasma and facil...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Finkenstedt A,Wolf E,Höfner E,Gasser BI,Bösch S,Bakry R,Creus M,Kremser C,Schocke M,Theurl M,Moser P,Schranz M,Bonn G,Poewe W,Vogel W,Janecke AR,Zoller H

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Recently, we have shown that micro-metastases, in the hypoxic transition zone surrounding lesions generated by radiofrequency ablation (RFA), display strongly accelerated outgrowth. CD95 is best known for its ability to induce apoptosis but can also promote tumorigenesis in apoptosis-resistant tumor c...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Nijkamp MW,Hoogwater FJ,Steller EJ,Westendorp BF,van der Meulen TA,Leenders MW,Borel Rinkes IH,Kranenburg O

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:The mechanisms of treatment resistance to interferon (IFN) and ribavirin (Rib) combination therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are not known. This study aims to gain insight into these mechanisms by exploring hepatic gene expression before and during treatment. METHODS:Liver biopsy was perf...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Honda M,Nakamura M,Tateno M,Sakai A,Shimakami T,Shirasaki T,Yamashita T,Arai K,Yamashita T,Sakai Y,Kaneko S

更新日期：2010-11-01 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:Hepatocellular ballooning is a key finding in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). It is conventionally defined by hemotoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining showing enlarged cells with rarefied cytoplasm and recently by changes in the cytoskeleton. Fat droplets are emerging as important organelles in cell ...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Caldwell S,Ikura Y,Dias D,Isomoto K,Yabu A,Moskaluk C,Pramoonjago P,Simmons W,Scruggs H,Rosenbaum N,Wilkinson T,Toms P,Argo CK,Al-Osaimi AM,Redick JA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Inflammatory gene expression plays a pathological role in acute and chronic hepatic inflammation, yet, inflammation also promotes liver repair by inducing protective mechanisms to limit collateral tissue damage by priming hepatocytes for proliferation. Early growth response (Egr)-1, a transcription fa...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Pritchard MT,Cohen JI,Roychowdhury S,Pratt BT,Nagy LE

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a serum lectin synthesized by the liver and involved in innate host defense. MBL deficiency increases the risk of various infectious diseases mostly in immune-deficient conditions. Bacterial infections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in liver cirrhosi...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Altorjay I,Vitalis Z,Tornai I,Palatka K,Kacska S,Farkas G,Udvardy M,Harsfalvi J,Dinya T,Orosz P,Lombay B Jr,Par G,Par A,Csak T,Osztovits J,Szalay F,Csepregi A,Lakatos PL,Papp M

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Data on the natural history of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 6 is lacking. METHODS:We compared the natural history of 138 HCV genotype 1 patients (median age: 50) with 78 HCV genotype 6 patients (median age: 46.5). Baseline demographic data including gender, route of transmission, liver bi...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Seto WK,Lai CL,Fung J,Hung I,Yuen J,Young J,Wong DK,Yuen MF

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Current techniques for predicting outcome and requirement for emergency liver transplantation (ELT) in acute liver failure (ALF) are imperfect, though The Kings College Criteria (KCC) are the most commonly applied tools for this purpose. Their performance in identification of patients with non-paracet...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： McPhail MJ,Wendon JA,Bernal W

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Portal hypertension is the main cause of complications in patients with chronic liver disease. Over the past 25 years, progress in the understanding of the pathophysiology of portal hypertension was followed by the introduction of an effective pharmacological therapy, consisting mainly of treatments aimed at correctin...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Bosch J,Abraldes JG,Fernández M,García-Pagán JC

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Excessive trans-fatty acids (TFA) consumption has been thought to be a risk factor mainly for coronary artery diseases while less attention has been paid to liver disease. We aimed to clarify the impact of TFA-rich oil consumption on the hepatic pathophysiology compared to natural oil. METHODS:Mice w...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Obara N,Fukushima K,Ueno Y,Wakui Y,Kimura O,Tamai K,Kakazu E,Inoue J,Kondo Y,Ogawa N,Sato K,Tsuduki T,Ishida K,Shimosegawa T

更新日期：2010-08-01 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：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Histopathology is the gold standard in the diagnosis of liver diseases but may be complicated by sampling error and bleeding. Confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) is a novel imaging modality providing in vivo histology. Previous studies using CLE for liver microscopy suffered from limited imaging depth...

journal_title：Journal of hepatology

authors： Goetz M,Deris I,Vieth M,Murr E,Hoffman A,Delaney P,Galle PR,Neurath MF,Kiesslich R

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00