Non alcoholic fatty liver disease

Differences in hepatic expression of iron, inflammation and stress-related genes in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. We have previously shown that hepatic reticuloendothelial system (RES) iron deposition is associated with an advanced...

Mycophenolate mofetil in liver transplant patients with calcineurin-inhibitor-induced renal impairment

Background: Calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) provide effective immunosuppression after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLTx), but the associated nephrotoxicity can cause substantial morbidity and mortality among transplan...

Effectiveness of add-on Pegylated interferon alfa-2a therapy in a Lamivudine-treated patient with chronic hepatitis B

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg) to anti-HBsAg (anti-HBs) antibody seroconversion is the best, final objective for all available chronic hepatitis B (CHB) treatments. Unfortunately, this goal is rarely obt...

Chilaiditi syndrome. An uncommon cause of crampy, upper abdominal pain