abstract：:Spirulina platensis is a blue-green alga used as a dietary supplement because of its hypocholesterolemic properties. Among other bioactive substances, it is also rich in tetrapyrrolic compounds closely related to bilirubin molecule, a potent antioxidant and anti-proliferative agent. The aim of our study was to evaluat...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Koníčková R,Vaňková K,Vaníková J,Váňová K,Muchová L,Subhanová I,Zadinová M,Zelenka J,Dvořák A,Kolář M,Strnad H,Rimpelová S,Ruml T,J Wong R,Vítek L

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B is a chronic viral infection of the liver leading to complications including cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The leading cause of acquisition is vertical transmission from an infected mother to the newborn. Despite newborn immunoprophylaxis, vertical transmission may still occur in 1-14%. The aim o...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Wong F,Pai R,Van Schalkwyk J,Yoshida EM

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemophagocytic syndrome (HS) is a rare disease that is often fatal despite treatment. HS is characterized by fevers, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenias and hyperferritinaemia due to deregulated activation and proliferation of macrophages, leading to uncontrolled phagocytosis of platelets, erythrocytes, l...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Rodríguez-Medina B,Blanes M,Vinaixa C,Aguilera V,Rubín A,Prieto M,Berenguer M

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:INTRODUCTION. Indians are more likely to develop alcoholic cirrhosis compared to Caucasians, though the cause remains obscure. North Indians tend to consume more alcohol than other parts of the country. Genetic factors are likely to play a major role in these observations. This study investigated whether 10 different ...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Dutta AK

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Variceal bleeding is a dramatic and common complication of cirrhosis, and, therefore, endoscopy is recommended for the screening of EV (esophageal varices) in every cirrhotic. This study evaluates the capacity of APRI (aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index) in non-invasively predicting EV...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Mattos AZ,Alves de Mattos A,Daros LF,Musskopf MI

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and aim. Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) has been shown to downregulate HCV expression; however, the involved mechanisms are unknown. We used proteomic analysis to compare protein expression profiles between human hepatocarcinoma cells (Huh7) and Huh7-HCV cells harboring expression of non-structural HCV proteins...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Sánchez-García A,Ríos-Ibarra CP,Rincón-Sánchez AR,Ortiz-López R,Garza-Juárez A,Morlett-Chávez J,Martínez-Rodríguez H,Rivas-Estilla AM

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection usually results in long-term viremia. Entry of HCV into the hepatocyte requires claudin-1, -6, -9 and occludin. The efficacy of Pegylated interferon-α (PEG-IFN) treatment against HCV infection increased when ribavirin (RBV) was added to the therapeutic scheme. Our aim was to...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Rendón-Huerta EP,Torres-Martínez A,Charles-Niño C,Rivas-Estilla AM,Paez A,Fortoul TI,Montaño LF

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HCV infection and transfusional iron overload in Thalassemic patients may result in liver disease. HCV treatment in Thalassemia has raised safety concerns. AIM:Estimate effectiveness and tolerability of interferon-based therapy in HCV-infected Thalassemic patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Over a 12-year perio...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Vafiadis I,Trilianos P,Vlachogiannakos J,Karagiorga M,Hatziliami A,Voskaridou E,Ladas SD

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver involvement in celiac disease (CD) varies from asymptomatic mild non-specific hepatitis to liver failure. Here we report the first child with liver failure due to a sclerosing cholangitis associated with CD. CASE REPORT:An 11 year old girl presented with fatigability for 1 year and jaundice and abdomi...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Al-Hussaini A,Basheer A,Czaja AJ

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A systematic bias against women, resulting from the use of creatinine as a measure of renal function, has been identified in Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD)-based liver allocation. Correction of this bias by calculation of female creatinine levels using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (M...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Mariante-Neto G,Marroni CP,Fleck Junior AM,Marroni CA,Zanotelli ML,Cantisani G,Brandão AB

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transition from regular use of cyclosporine to the newer calcineurin-inhibitors, such as tacrolimus, has been suggested as a contributing factor to the "era effect" of worsening outcomes of post-transplant HCV recurrence. This retrospective medical chart review of 458 patients was undertaken to evaluate the role o...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Yoshida EM,Lilly LB,Marotta PJ,Mason AL,Bilodeau M,Vaillancourt M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitamin D has immunomodulatory properties, exerts an anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) effect in vitro and improves response to interferon-based therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). Low serum levels of 25(OH) vitamin D [25(OH)D] are frequently found in CHC patients and seem to be related to more ad...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Ladero JM,Torrejón MJ,Sánchez-Pobre P,Suárez A,Cuenca F,de la Orden V,Devesa MJ,Rodrigo M,Estrada V,López-Alonso G,Agúndez JA

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The success of liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by transient elastography (TE, FibroScan) is influenced by anthropometric factors. In smaller adults, the M probe may fail due to narrow intercostals spaces and rib interference. We aimed to compare LSM using the FibroScan S2 (pediatric) probe with the M probe...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Pradhan F,Ladak F,Tracey J,Crotty P,Myers RP

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacological therapy of portal hypertensión can be accomplished according to different objectives. Among them, pre-primary prophylaxis aims to avoid / delay esophageal varices development while the target of primary prophylaxis is protection against first variceal bleeding. Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) m...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Vorobioff JD,Groszmann RJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND AND AIM. Statins are commonly used medications for the treatment of dyslipidemia. Although there are reported cases of hepatotoxicity related to statins, very few are associated with severe course and liver failure. MATERIAL AND METHODS. We used the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NH...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Younoszai Z,Li Z,Stepanova M,Erario M,Cable R,Younossi ZM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of occult HBV, defined by the presence of HBV DNA in individuals with antibodies to HBV core antigen and with absence of HBV surface antigen, but its clinical significance and virological features in HIV-infected patients is still unclear. AIM:To investigate the prevalence, clinical significa...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Panigrahi R,Majumder S,Gooptu M,Biswas A,Datta S,Chandra PK,Banerjee A,Chakrabarti S,Bandopadhyay D,De BK,Chakravarty R

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relative incidence of bleeding and thrombotic events and the use of blood products in hospitalized cirrhosis patients have not been widely reported. We aimed to estimate the magnitude of bleeding events and venous thrombosis in consecutive hospitalized cirrhotic patients over a finite time period and to ...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Shah NL,Northup PG,Caldwell SH

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Peripheral blood eosinophilia has been described in a broad variety of allergic, infectious, neoplastic and autoimmune diseases. To the best of our knowledge blood eosinophilia has never previously been reported in association with isolated autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) in the absence of other autoimmune conditions. Her...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Chowdry S,Rubin E,Sass DA

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Metabolic syndrome is recognised as a potential risk factor for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The association between metabolic factors and hepatitis C (HCV)-related HCC has not yet been well clarified. This study was conducted to elucidate the role of metabolic factors in HCV-re...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Khattab MA,Eslam M,Mousa YI,Ela-adawy N,Fathy S,Shatat M,Abd-Aalhalim H,Kamal A,Sharawe MA

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we report a rare case of living Fasciola hepatica in biliary tract. The patient was in acute phase of infection and treated successfully with 10 mg/kg oral triclabendazole after the fluke was extracted using endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). ...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Aminian K,Rezayat KA,Shafaghi A,Tanhaeevash R

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Despite effective vaccine available, hepatitis A remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide including acute liver failure, transplantation and death. Vaccination rates for hepatitis A in the general population are low. Rates of hepatitis A vaccination in healthcare personnel (H...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Guturu P,Cicalese L,Duchini A

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are both strongly associated with obesity. Whether OSA is an independent risk factor for liver injury is uncertain. OBJECTIVE:To assess the hypothesis that OSA is associated with liver injury independent of obesity. MATERIALS AND...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Byrne TJ,Parish JM,Somers V,Aqel BA,Rakela J

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore the possible intermediary pathways through which diabetes mellitus (DM) adversely worsens hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), focusing on cell life controllers as some transcription factors and inflammatory mediators. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Forty male albino rats were divided into four groups, control, ca...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Abdel-Hamid NM,Nazmy MH,Abdel-Ghany MI,Nazmy WH

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We estimated the prevalence and identified the resistance pattern of HBV genotypes H and G in HBV monoinfected and HIV co-infected patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A cross-sectional prevalence and analytic study were performed in chronic hepatitis B patients at the Hospital de Infectología, La Raza National Me...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Mata Marín JA,Arroyo Anduiza CI,Calderón GM,Cazares Rodríguez S,Fuentes Allen JL,Arias Flores R,Gaytán Martínez J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoglobulin G4 associated cholangitis (IAC) is an autoimmune disease associated with autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). It presents with clinical and radiographic findings similar to primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). IAC commonly has a faster, more progressive onset of symptoms and it is more common to see obstruct...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Clendenon JN,Aranda-Michel J,Krishna M,Taner CB,Willingham DL

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of low carbohydrate diet (LCD) as compared with low fat diet (LFD) to decrease aminotransferase levels in obese women with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A total of 59 women were randomly enrolled in a non-controlled clinical intervention study to receive eith...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Rodríguez-Hernández H,Cervantes-Huerta M,Rodríguez-Moran M,Guerrero-Romero F

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing demand for transplantation has led to consideration of liver grafts from donors exposed to hepatitis B virus (HBV). Six transplantations of liver grafts from hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive donors have been reported; two recipients suffered from HBV/HDV (hepatitis Delta virus) coinfection a...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Bahde R,Hölzen JP,Wolters HH,Schmidt HH,Bock CT,Lügering A,Spieker T,Senninger N,Brockmann JG

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical and endoscopic features of cirrhotic patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB) have been rarely reported and clinical outcomes and predictors of mortality have not been evaluated. AIMS:1) To describe the clinical features; 2) To define the clinical outcomes; and 3) To ident...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： González-González JA,García-Compean D,Vázquez-Elizondo G,Garza-Galindo A,Jáquez-Quintana JO,Maldonado-Garza H

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) has implications for health-related quality of life as well as for survival of cirrhotic patients, but a standardized diagnostic test is not available. Objective. To determine the prevalence of MHE among cirrhotic patients by using the psychometric hepatic encephalopath...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Maldonado-Garza HJ,Vázquez-Elizondo G,Gaytán-Torres JO,Flores-Rendón AR,Cárdenas-Sandoval MG,Bosques-Padilla FJ

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of proteins in the maintenance of colloid osmotic pressure has been described by Starling since 1896. For many decades, the importance of albumin was associated exclusively to its colloid osmotic function. More recently, other properties of albumin have been demonstrated, such as: carrying different substance...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Alves de Mattos A

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The risk of recurrent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and prognosis of liver transplantation in patients with HBV has dramatically changed with the use of prophylaxis including hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIg) and antiviral agents. METHODS:This study analyzes the prognostic value of HBV DNA lev...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Campos-Varela I,Castells L,Buti M,Vargas V,Bilbao I,Rodríguez-Frías F,Jardí R,Charco R,Guardia J,Esteban R

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteocalcin is a hormone with a complex cross-talk between adipose tissue and the skeleton. The aim of the present study was to explore the relation of osteocalcin with histopathological changes of NALFD patients. SUBJECTS:A population of 69 NAFLD patients was analyzed. A liver biopsy was realized. Weight, ...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Aller R,Castrillon JL,de Luis DA,Conde R,Izaola O,Sagrado MG,Velasco MC,Alvarez T,Pacheco D

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Myasthenia Gravis are both autoimmune conditions, however, there are only rare case reports of their association. This is a case report of acetylcholine receptor antibody positive generalized myasthenia gravis in a female patient with antimitochondrial antibody positive, liver biopsy-conf...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Taddy H,Yoshida EM,Gibson G,Chatur N

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzyme over expression is reported in many human HCC cell line studies and is linked to tumor cell resistance to chemotherapy-induced apoptosis. We hypothesized that adding a COX-2 inhibitor would improve the therapeutic benefits in patients with HCC. COX-2 is often increased and inv...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Bassiouny AR,Zaky A,Neenaa HM

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging (ARFI) is a novel non invasive technique studying the localized mechanical properties of tissue by utilising short, high intensity acoustic pulses (shear wave pulses) to assess the mechanical response (tissue displacement), providing a measure of tissue elast...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Haque M,Robinson C,Owen D,Yoshida EM,Harris A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients who receive liver transplantation for chronic hepatitis B infection require long-term combination therapy with hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) and oral antiviral medication to prophylax against graft re-infection. This study examines the efficacy and patient preference of subcutaneous (SC) adminis...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Singham J,Greanya ED,Lau K,Erb SR,Partovi N,Yoshida EM

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the first case of hepatic actinomycosis requiring both medical and surgical intervention due to liver dissemination from a primary colonic abscess. A 52-year-old white male had a computerised (CT) abdominal scan following an episode of collapse and was found to have peri-colonic and hepatic abscesses. Prior...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Joshi V,Koulaouzidis A,McGoldrick S,Tighe M,Tan C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:To identify the geographic distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes and HCV RNA viral load in a large number of HCV-infected carriers in Mexico. METHODS:Patients with chronic hepatitis C (n = 8,802) were studied to identify HCV genotype using an immune line probe assay in samples shown prev...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Jimenez-Mendez R,Uribe-Salas F,López-Guillen P,Cisneros-Garza L,Castañeda-Hernandez G

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C is a major public health issue. It infects about 200 million people worldwide and is a major cause of chronic liver disease. Its transmission in medical facilities is a topic of increased concern, as outbreaks of the disease had raised the attention of media and medical authorities. To date, evidence sugge...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Bosques-Padilla FJ,Vázquez-Elizondo G,Villaseñor-Todd A,Garza-González E,Gonzalez-Gonzalez JA,Maldonado-Garza HJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 30% of patients with chronic HCV infection have persistently normal alanine aminotransferase levels (PNALT). Most of these patients have minimal or mild inflammation and absent or minimal fibrosis, although occasionally cirrhosis and hepatocarcinoma may be seen. Overall, liver histology is significantly ...

journal_title：Annals of hepatology

authors： Zapata R

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00