Greater Celandine hepatotoxicity: a clinical review

Herbal hepatotoxicity is a rare and poorly described disease because reported cases are mostly scattered and lack an appropriate causality assessment. We now describe in detail the clinical picture of herbal hepatotoxic...

Primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumour requiring live donor liver transplantation: case report and concise review

Primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumours are rare tumours effecting relatively young patients. As metasta-tic neuroendocrine tumours to the liver are much more common, extensive investigations are crucial toexclude a prim...

Meeting the Eastern perspective in hepatitis B related ACLF

Diagnostic significance of plasma osteopontin in hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma

Background and aim: Outcome of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) depends mainly on its early diagnosis. The performance of traditional biomarkers is not satisfactory. Osteopontin (OPN) is of potential importance. This study...

No association of promoter variations of HMOX1 and UGT1A1 genes with liver injury in chronic hepatitis C

Background. Heme oxygenase-1 (HMOX1) and bilirubin UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT1A1), both enzymes involved in bilirubin homeostasis, play an important role inoxidative stress defense. Objective. To assess the effect...