Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- Prevents Cholesterol Gallstone...
To investigate the role of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) in the progression of cholesterol gallstone disease (CGD), C57bl/6J mice were randomized to the following groups...
View ArticleNonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is Associated with Increased Atrial...
Background. Atrial fibrillation and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease are two pathological conditions that are highly prevalent worldwide and share multiple CVD risk factors. There are rare researches...
View ArticleEffective Treatment of Chronic Proliferative Cholangitis by Local Gentamicin...
Background. Hepatolithiasis is highly prevalent in East Asia characterized by the presence of gallstones in the biliary ducts of the liver. Surgical resection is the potentially curative treatment but...
View ArticleExosomes in the Oncobiology, Diagnosis, and Therapy of Hepatic Carcinoma: A...
Exosomes are emerging as essential vehicles mediated cross-talk between different types of cells in tumor microenvironment. The extensive exploration of exosomes in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)...
View ArticleProspects of Noncoding RNAs in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a global health problem and one of the most common malignant tumors. Recent studies have shown that noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) contribute to the pathogenesis of...
View ArticlePartial Hepatectomy-Induced Upregulation of miR-1907 Accelerates Liver...
Liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy (PH) is a highly orchestrated biological process in which synchronized hepatocyte proliferation is induced after massive liver mass loss. Hepatocyte...
View ArticleContrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Residual Tumor of Hepatocellular Carcinoma...
Aim. To investigate the enhancement pattern of residual tumor on contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with transarterial chemoembolization...
View ArticleLiver Retraction Using n-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate (NBCA) Glue during...
Background. Although liver retraction using n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (NBCA) glue has been applied to laparoscopic upper abdominal surgery in noncirrhotic patients, there is still no consensus on its...
View ArticleOsteoporosis and Jaw Abnormalities in Panoramic Radiography of Chronic Liver...
Introduction. Patients with chronic liver failure (CLF) are faced with many complications, because this organ is involved in various metabolic activities. Hepatic osteodystrophy is one of the major...
View ArticleAnalysis of Transcription Factor-Related Regulatory Networks Based on...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for a significant proportion of liver cancer, which has become the second most common cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. To investigate the potential...
View ArticleSingle Dose Based Ertapenem Prophylaxis Reduces Surgical Site Infection after...
Objective. This study aimed to assess whether a single dose of ertapenem prophylaxis was more effective than other antibiotics to prevent surgical site infection (SSI) after selective hepatectomy for...
View ArticleSerum Stem Cell Growth Factor Beta for the Prediction of Therapy Response in...
Introduction. Chronic inflammatory response is one of major contributors in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Inflammatory molecules, such as cytokines and growth factors in the...
View ArticleOptimizing Livers for Transplantation Using Machine Perfusion versus Cold...
Background. Liver allograft preservation frequently involves static cold storage (CS) and machine perfusion (MP). With its increasing popularity, we investigated whether MP was superior to CS in terms...
View ArticleContrast-Enhanced Ultrasound to Monitor Early Recurrence of Primary...
Objective. To evaluate contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for monitoring early intrahepatic recurrence of primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after curative treatment. Methods. We prospectively...
View ArticleLipometabolism and Glycometabolism in Liver Diseases
The liver is the main metabolic organ in the body especially in lipometabolism and glycometabolism. Carbohydrates and fats disorders can result in insulin resistance in the liver. Metabolic imbalance...
View ArticleDoxazosin and Carvedilol Treatment Improves Hepatic Regeneration in a Hamster...
Regulation of the mechanisms of fibrosis is an important goal in the treatment of liver cirrhosis. One mechanism is the participation of hepatic stellate cells in fibrogenesis when activated by...
View ArticleThe Removal of HBV in Plasma by Extracorporeal Immunoadsorption from Plasma:...
Objective. To establish a novel HBV specific immunoadsorbent for the removing of HBV particles. Methods. The anti-HBsAg monoclonal antibody was immobilized on sepharose beads to produce a sepharose...
View ArticlePrognostic Value of Lactate Dehydrogenase in Patients with Hepatocellular...
Background. Previous studies have shown the prognostic value of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but the results are not persuasive. Therefore, the purpose of our study...
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