Association between overt hepatic encephalopathy and liver pathology after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation in cirrhotic patients by Chaoyang Wang, Yuyang Gu, Guofeng Zhou, Pengfei Chen, Guorui Zhao, Jianzhuang Ren, Wenguang Zhang, Huanzhang Niu

Subjects: “…Overt hepatic encephalopathy…”
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ERG mediates the differentiation of hepatic progenitor cells towards immunosuppressive PDGFRα+ cancer-associated fibroblasts during hepatocarcinogenesis by Haoran Bai, Xinyu Zhu, Lu Gao, Shiyao Feng, Hegen Li, Xiaoqiang Gu, Jiahua Xu, Chen Zong, Xiaojuan Hou, Xue Yang, Jinghua Jiang, Qiudong Zhao, Lixin Wei, Li Zhang, Zhipeng Han, Wenting Liu, Jianxin Qian

“…According to the in vitro and in vivo results, hepatic progenitor cells (HPCs) can aberrantly differentiate into PDGFRα+ CAFs upon stimulation with inflammatory cytokine. …”
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Changes in Hepatic Blood Flow and Liver Function during Closed Abdominal Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy following Cytoreduction Surgery by Stéphanie Dupont, Eduardo R. C. Schiffer, Marion J. White, John R. A. Diaper, Marc-Joseph Licker, Philippe C. Masouyé

“…We investigated these effects on hepatic blood flow (HBF) and liver function in patients undergoing HIPEC following cytoreductive surgery and fluid management guided by dynamic preload indices. …”
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Are We Aware of Hepatitis C Infection? HCV Results from the Tertiary Reference Center in the Aegean Region from Turkey by Gözde Derviş Hakim, Pınar Şamlıoglu, Murat Aysin, Taner Kara, Şükran Köse

“…With the advent of direct-acting antiviral agents, the rate of sustained virological response in the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has reached 100%. …”
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Effect of potent nucleos(t)ide analog on alpha fetoprotein changes and occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B by Qianqian Ma, Junzhao Ye, Ling Luo, Yanhong Sun, Wei Wang, Shiting Feng, Bing Liao, Bihui Zhong

“…Abstract Background Successful antiviral therapy significantly decreases the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in the serum is a valuable early indicator of HCC. …”
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Circulating MicroRNAs in Plasma of Hepatitis B e Antigen Positive Children Reveal Liver-Specific Target Genes by Thilde Nordmann Winther, Kari Stougaard Jacobsen, Aashiq Hussain Mirza, Ida Louise Heiberg, Claus Heiner Bang-Berthelsen, Flemming Pociot, Birthe Hogh

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Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in IFN-γ Signaling Pathway Associated with Risk of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Chinese Children by Yang Zhuo, Yalan Yang, Mingjun Zhang, Ying Xu, Zhongping Chen, Lihong Mu, Xiaojun Tang, Zhaohui Zhong, Juan Chen, Li Zhou

“…Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a challenging public health problem in China and worldwide. …”
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Serum Levels of Soluble IL-2R, CD4 and CD8 in Chronic Active HCV Positive Hepatitis by C. Caruso, G. Candore, D. Cigna, S. Tripi, G. Di Gaetano, G. Migneco, G. Montalto, I. Ruggieri, A. Notarbartolo

“…The aim of the present study was to compare serum levels of soluble forms of interleukin-2 receptor, CD4 and CD8, released by lymphocytes during activation ofthe immune system, in patients with histologically verified chronic active hepatitis associated to hepatitis C virus infection, with those in healthy subjects. …”
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Reduction of Hepatic Fat Content by Dulaglutide for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus: A Two‐Centre Open, Single‐Arm Trial by Chuanfeng Liu, Yu Xin, Yajing Huang, Lili Xu, Ruizhi Zhou, Yangang Wang, Wei Wang

“…However, the relationship between quantitative reduction in hepatic fat content and improvement of pancreatic islet function by GLP‐1RA is unclear. …”
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Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses reveal the spatial role of carnitine metabolism in the progression of hepatitis B virus cirrhosis to hepatocellular carcinoma by Pengxiang Gao, Qiuping Liu, Ziye Luo, Wenjun Pu, Wenjun Pu

Subjects: “…hepatitis B virus…”
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Hepatocyte-derived liver progenitor-like cells attenuate liver cirrhosis via induction of apoptosis in hepatic stellate cells by Xu Zhou, Wen-Ming Liu, Han-Yong Sun, Yuan Peng, Ren-Jie Huang, Cai-Yang Chen, Hong-Dan Zhang, Shen-Ao Zhou, Hong-Ping Wu, Dan Tang, Wei-Jian Huang, Han Wu, Qi-Gen Li, Bo Zhai, Qiang Xia, Wei-Feng Yu, He-Xin Yan

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In vitro antidiabetic activity of facheiro (Pilosocereus pachycladus) mucilage and its effects on glycaemic, renal and hepatic parameters in obese rats by Fabrícia de Souza Ferreira, Hassler Clementino Cavalcante, Larissa Maria Gomes Dutra, Adriano Francisco Alves, Stephson Andriola Almeida Gonçalves, Tatiana Colombo Pimentel, Carlos Eduardo Barão, Marcos dos Santos Lima, Alana Natalícia Vasconcelos de Araújo, Januse Millia Dantas de Araújo, Kamila Sabino Batista, Jailane de Souza Aquino, Angela Maria Tribuzy de Magalhães Cordeiro

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Interface Hepatitis over Grade 2 May Differentiate Chronic Inflammation Associated with CHB from NAFLD in the Early Stage by Yong-fen Zhu, Jin Wang, Jia-zhui Fang, Qiao Yang, Fang-fang Lv

“…Patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) concomitant with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are increasing. …”
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Transitioning to Highly Effective Therapies for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Policy Statement and Implementation Guideline by Daniel J Smyth, Duncan Webster, Lisa Barrett, Mark MacMillan, Lisa McKnight, Frank Schweiger

“…Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection increases all-cause mortality, rates of cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver transplantation and overall health care utilization. …”
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Accurate Prediction of Advanced Liver Fibrosis Using the Decision Tree Learning Algorithm in Chronic Hepatitis C Egyptian Patients by Somaya Hashem, Gamal Esmat, Wafaa Elakel, Shahira Habashy, Safaa Abdel Raouf, Samar Darweesh, Mohamad Soliman, Mohamed Elhefnawi, Mohamed El-Adawy, Mahmoud ElHefnawi

“…Methods. 39,567 patients with chronic hepatitis C were included and randomly divided into two separate sets. …”
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Clinical Impact of Viral Load on the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Liver-Related Mortality in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection by Ran Noh, Doo Hyuck Lee, Byoung Woon Kwon, Yong Hyun Kim, Suk Bae Kim, Il Han Song

“…This study aimed to assess clinical impact of hepatitis C viral load on the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and liver-related mortality in HCV-infected patients. …”
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Effects of Different Levels of Carbohydrates on Growth Performance, Hepatic and Intestinal Health, and Intestinal Microflora of Juvenile Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) by Jie Zhao, Yang Liu, Zhipeng Sun, Liansheng Wang, Ze Fan, Yadan Pan, Jiamin Gao, Cuiyun Lu, Xianhu Zheng

“…In addition, proinflammatory cytokines, interleukin 1 beta (il1-β), interleukin 8 (il8), and tumor necrosis factor beta (tnf-β), in the liver and intestine elevate and anti-inflammatory cytokines, interleukin 10 (il10) and transforming growth factor beta (tgf-β), decrease with increasing dietary carbohydrate levels. Hepatic and intestinal antioxidant capacity were also adversely affected, with S12 significantly increasing malondialdehyde (MDA) contents and decreasing glutathione (GSH) and total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC) (P<0.05). …”
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Long-Term Survival and Risk Factors in Patients with Hepatitis B-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Real-World Study by Yu Zhu, Ling-Ling Gu, Fa-Biao Zhang, Guo-Qun Zheng, Ting Chen, Wei-Dong Jia

“…A retrospective cohort study was conducted to collect 465 patients with hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma who had undergone radical hepatectomy from January 1, 2012, to August 31, 2018, at the First Affiliated Hospital of the University of Science and Technology of China. …”
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Noninvasive Tests to Assess Liver Stiffness in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B: APRI, FIB-4, and FIB-5 Scores by Aysun Yakut, Murat Aladag

“…Invasive percutaneous liver parenchymal biopsy is the best test used to evaluate liver stiffness and fibrosis in the follow-up and treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. In this study, we aimed to indirectly evaluate the severity of liver parenchymal fibrosis with tests used in the laboratory. …”
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The Role of Monocyte/Macrophage and CXCR3 in Differentiation between Recurrent Hepatitis C and Acute Cellular Rejection Postliver Transplantation by Asmaa Ibrahim Gomaa, Nermine Ahmed Ehsan, Ahmed A. Elrefaei, Mervat Mohamed Sultan, Maha Mohamed Elsabaawy

“…Twenty-nine cases of recurrent hepatitis C and 26 cases of ACR were included in this study. …”
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