Joint Society statement for elimination of viral hepatitis
Journal Title: Annals of Hepatology - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 1
Abstract
Authors and Affiliations
Javier Brahm, Laurent Castera, Jinlin Hou, Keith Lindor
Javier Brahm, Laurent Castera, Jinlin Hou, Keith Lindor
NASH: A glance at the landscape of pharmacological treatment
The role of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, namely nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), as risk factor for liver- and non-liver-related morbidity and mortality has been extensively reported. In addition to lifestyle c...
Bile acids content in brain of common duct ligated rats
Introduction. Cholestasis leads to liver cell death, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and eventually liver failure. Bile duct ligated rats constitute an interesting model to study the mechanism of cholestasis, and its action on seve...
Percutaneous ethanol injection before liver transplantation in the hepatocellular carcinoma
Background/objectives. The study evaluates the outcome of patients who performed orthotopic liver transplantation (LT) as treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), with percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) while on t...
Acute liver failure associated with Garcinia cambogia use
Millions of Americans regularly use herbal supplements, but many are unaware of the potential hidden dangers. Numerous supplements have been associated with hepatotoxicity and, indeed dietary/herbal supplements represent...
PARK2 polymorphisms predict disease progression in patients infected with hepatitis C virus
Background. The protein encoded by PARK2 gene is a component of the ubiquitin-proteasome system that mediates targeting of proteins for the degradation pathway. Genetic variations at PARK2 gene were linked to various di...