Reversal of Proximal Renal Tubular Dysfunction after Nucleotide Analogue...
Aims. Proximal renal tubular dysfunction (PRTD) is an infrequent complication after nucleotide analogue therapy. We evaluated the outcomes of PRTD and nephrotoxicity after nucleotide analogue...
View ArticleHepatitis E: Update on Prevention and Control
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a common etiology of acute viral hepatitis worldwide. Recombinant HEV vaccines have been developed, but only one is commercially available and licensed in China since 2011....
View ArticleSurgical Technique and Clinical Analysis of Twelve Cases of Isolated...
Objective. To describe the surgical procedures of laparoscopic caudate lobectomy and analyze its clinical efficiency for treating cancer. Methods. Twelve consecutive patients of hepatocellular...
View ArticleThe Association of Gut Microbiota with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Thais
Objectives. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) can progress to advanced fibrosis; the link between intestinal bacterial overgrowth and NASH has been proposed. Gut microbiota may promote inflammation...
View ArticleMelatonin Modulation of Sirtuin-1 Attenuates Liver Injury in a...
Hypercholesterolemia increases and exacerbates stress signals leading also to liver damage (LD) and failure. Sirtuin1 (SIRT1) is involved in lifespan extension and it plays an essential role in hepatic...
View ArticleLiver Illness and Psoriatic Patients
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin affecting approximately 2% of the world’s population. Systemic treatments, including methotrexate and cyclosporin, are associated with potential...
View ArticleIdentification of IL-28B Genotype Modification in Hepatocytes after Living...
The aim of this study is to elucidate the biogenetic modification of donor and recipient interleukin-28B (IL-28B) genotypes in liver graft biopsies after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for...
View ArticleDonation after Circulatory Death in Paediatric Liver Transplantation: Current...
Efforts have been made by the transplant community to expand the deceased donor pool in paediatric liver transplantation (LT). The growing experience on donation after circulatory death (DCD) for adult...
View ArticleDe Novo Endotoxin-Induced Production of Antibodies against the Bile Salt...
Background. Clinically severe infection-related inflammation after major liver resection may cause hyperbilirubinemia. This study aims to clarify the impact of bacterial infection and endotoxins on the...
View ArticleLow Platelet to White Blood Cell Ratio Indicates Poor Prognosis for...
Background. Platelet to white blood cell ratio (PWR) was an independent prognostic predictor for outcomes in some diseases. However, the prognostic role of PWR is still unclear in patients with...
View ArticleMicroRNA-219-5p Promotes Tumor Growth and Metastasis of Hepatocellular...
MicroRNAs play significant roles in the development of cancer and may serve as promising therapeutic targets. In our previous work, miR-219-5p was identified as one of the important metastasis-related...
View Articlep300/CBP as a Key Nutritional Sensor for Hepatic Energy Homeostasis and Liver...
The overwhelming frequency of metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes are closely related to liver diseases, which might share common pathogenic signaling processes. These metabolic disorders...
View ArticleThe Diverse Mechanisms of miRNAs and lncRNAs in the Maintenance of Liver...
Liver cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. The high frequency of recurrence and metastasis is the main reason for poor prognosis. Liver cancer stem cells (CSCs) have...
View ArticleClinical Outcomes after Liver Transplantation for Hepatorenal Syndrome: A...
Aims. Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) decreases survival of cirrhotic patients. The outcomes of HRS after liver transplantation (LT) were inconsistently reported. We conducted a systematic review and...
View ArticleDirect Intrahepatic Portocaval Shunt for Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome...
We retrospectively identified 89 consecutive patients from January 2004 to January 2012 to investigate efficacy of direct intrahepatic portocaval shunt (DIPS) combined with inferior vena cava (IVC)...
View ArticleTwist Expression in Circulating Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells Predicts...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading malignancies worldwide. Enumeration of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) has been demonstrated to be a prognostic indicator in HCC. Twist plays a...
View ArticleAnalysis of the Cancer Genome Atlas Data Reveals Novel Putative ncRNAs...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the prevalent type of primary liver malignancy. Different noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) that negatively regulate gene expression, such as the microRNAs and the long ncRNAs...
View ArticleFibrosis-4 Model Influences Results of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma...
Background. Several noninvasive models based on routine laboratory index have been developed to predict liver fibrosis. Our aim is to discuss whether these indexes could predict prognosis in patients...
View ArticleNondrainage after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Calculous...
Background. It is now established that prophylactic drainage is not needed after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for chronic calculous cholecystitis. However, the benefit of drains versus their...
View ArticleA Systematic Review of Long Noncoding RNAs in Hepatocellular Carcinoma:...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has the second highest mortality rate worldwide among all cancers. Previous studies have revealed the significant involvement of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in numerous...
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