A Summary of The 6th International Conference on Coagulation in Liver Disease: Discussion, Debate, Deliberations

Utility and limitations of APRI and FIB4 to predict staging in a cohort of nonselected outpatients with hepatitis C.

Background. Chronic hepatitis C(CHC) staging is important for therapeutic decision-making. Identification of noninvasive markers can provide alternatives to liver biopsy. Aim. To assess the value of APRI and FIB4 for CH...

Potential Molecular Targets of Statins in the Prevention of Hepatocarcinogenesis

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents 90% of liver tumors. Statins, may reduce the incidence of various tumors, including HCC. Antitumoral activities may be mediated by changes in transforming growth factor-beta (TGF...

Subzero nonfreezing storage of rat hepatocytes using UW solution and 1,4-butanediol. II- functional testing on rewarming and gene expression of urea cycle enzymes

In the present study we have analyzed the viability and metabolic competence of isolated rat hepatocytes subjected first, to subzero nonfreezing storage (up to 120 h at -4 ºC) in modified University of Wisconsin (UW) sol...

Extracorporeal liver support-albumin dialysis with the Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System (MARS)

Extracorporeal liver support has been a much studied topic throughout the last 50 years. Albumin dialysis as a therapeutic option for patients with acute liver failure or acute decompensation of chronic liver disease was...