Protection of Liver as a Remote Organ after Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Renal Ischemic Postconditioning by Behjat Seifi, Mehri Kadkhodaee, Atefeh Najafi, Atefeh Mahmoudi

“…These results revealed that renal IR injury causes liver damage as a remote organ and POC protects liver from renal IR injury by a modification in the hepatic oxidative stress status.…”
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Portal vein embolization in intrahepatic portal vein injury after blunt trauma: a case report by Sung Hoon Cho, Sang Yub Lee, Jung Geun Cha, Jihoon Hong, Sangcjeol Lee, Kyoung Hoon Lim

“…Mortality from hepatic injury has declined over the last several decades for various reasons, including nonoperative management, such as angioembolization, in more than 80% of cases. …”
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Recurrent Massive Hydrothorax in a Patient with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis by K. S. Zemlyanukhina, I. N. Tikhonov, M. S. Zharkova, O. Yu. Kiseleva, R. Т. Rzayev, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Hepatopleural syndrome is a serious complication in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis, although it does not always appear secondary to massive ascites. To resolve hepatic hydrothorax, it is necessary to carry out diuretic therapy, replacement transfusion therapy with albumin preparations, and if there is a large amount of fluid in the pleural cavities, therapeutic and diagnostic thoracentesis is recommended.…”
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Abernethy Malformation in Combination with Gilbert’s Syndrome by N. B. Gubergrits, E. L. Bondar, E. A. Dyadyk, E. V. Berezhnaya, Yu. E. Chirkov, N. V. Byelyayeva, G. M. Lukashevich, T. L. Mozhyna

“…Conservative therapy for correcting hepatic encephalopathy was prescribed, followed by a dynamic monitoring of the patient’s condition.Conclusion. …”
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Evaluation of Adrenal Function in Nonhospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis by Maryam Moini, Mitra Yazdani Sarvestani, Mesbah Shams, Masood Nomovi

“…Patients with cirrhosis and advancing hepatic insufficiency may show various degrees of other organ malfunction, including brain, kidney, and lung. …”
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Subtoxic Concentrations of Hepatotoxic Drugs Lead to Kupffer Cell Activation in a Human In Vitro Liver Model: An Approach to Study DILI by Victoria Kegel, Elisa Pfeiffer, Britta Burkhardt, Jia L. Liu, Katrin Zeilinger, Andreas K. Nüssler, Daniel Seehofer, Georg Damm

“…Kupffer cells (KC) sense hepatic tissue stress/damage and therefore could be a tool for the estimation of consequent effects associated with DILI. …”
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Reactive Metabolites and AGE-RAGE-Mediated Inflammation in Patients following Liver Transplantation by Thorsten Brenner, Thomas H. Fleming, David Spranz, Peter Schemmer, Thomas Bruckner, Florian Uhle, Eike O. Martin, Markus A. Weigand, Stefan Hofer

“…As assessed by the ratio of L-arginine/asymmetric dimethylarginine, the bioavailability of nitric oxide was shown to be reduced in hepatic IRI, especially in those patients suffering from perfusion disorders following liver transplantation. …”
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Partial Replacement with Menhaden Oil Improves Peripheral Neuropathy in High-Fat-Fed Low-Dose Streptozotocin Type 2 Diabetic Rat by Lawrence J. Coppey, Amey Holmes, Eric P. Davidson, Mark A. Yorek

“…Menhaden oil did not improve elevated HbA1C levels or serum lipid levels but serum levels of adiponectin were significantly increased and hepatic steatosis was significantly improved. Diabetic rats were thermal hypoalgesic, had reduced motor and sensory nerve conduction velocities and intraepidermal nerve fiber profiles were decreased in the hindpaw and these endpoints were significantly improved with menhaden oil. …”
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Identification of PET/CT radiomic signature for classification of locally recurrent rectal cancer: A network-based feature selection approach by Sara Dalmonte, Maria Adriana Cocozza, Dajana Cuicchi, Daniel Remondini, Lorenzo Faggioni, Paolo Castellucci, Andrea Farolfi, Emilia Fortunati, Alberta Cappelli, Riccardo Biondi, Arrigo Cattabriga, Gilberto Poggioli, Stefano Fanti, Gastone Castellani, Francesca Coppola, Nico Curti

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Wickerhamomyces anomalous: A Rare Cause of Fungemia Causing Febrile Neutropenia in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia by Vibha Mehta, Aroop Mohanty, Suneeta Meena, J. S. Rahul, Nath Uttam Kumar, Debranjani Chattopadhyay, Anamika Bakliwal, Ranjana Choudhary, Pratima Gupta

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Association of Serum Ceruloplasmin Level with Obesity: Some Components of Metabolic Syndrome and High-Sensitive C-Reactive Protein in Iran by Seyyed Morteza Safavi, Rahele Ziaei, Mohammad Reza Maracy

“…Pro-inflammatory cytokines generated in adipose tissue can increase hepatic synthesis of inflammation-sensitive plasma proteins (ISPs) including ceruloplasmin (Cp). …”
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Influence of gut microbiome composition on effect variations of anti-cholesterol treatment among individual mice by Hyemin Oh, Yohan Yoon

“…D3-FMT mice showed the most significant enhancements in cholesterol ratio and decreased hepatic cholesterol levels with AC treatment. Moreover, upregulation of the Cyp7a1 gene expression was observed in this group. …”
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Pathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism by I. A. Baranova, A. V. Baranov

“…Some authors report the impact of elevated parathyroid hormone levels on the formation of gallbladder stones by inhibiting of gallbladder emptying, hepatic bile secretion and mobility of the sphincter Oddi, and changing of the bile composition. …”
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Active Liver Bleed Caught During FAST Exam from Spontaneous Hemangioma Rupture: A Case Report by Raul Rodriguez, Nicole Aviles

“…This was then followed by a right hepatic arterial embolization. Conclusion: While the FAST exam is well established in the setting of trauma, this case further highlights the use of POCUS in a patient with undifferentiated hypotension and shock. …”
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Effect of Interleukin and Hepcidin in Anemia of Chronic Diseases by Maha F. Yacoub, Hala Fouad Ferwiz, Fadwa Said

“…Recent studies revealed that interleukin-6 (IL-6), a proinflammatory cytokine, and hepcidin, an antimicrobial hepatic peptide, play a key role in ACD pathogenesis. …”
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Dysmorphic Facial Features and Other Clinical Characteristics in Two Patients with PEX1 Gene Mutations by Mehmet Gunduz, Ozlem Unal

“…Dysmorphic features, neurological abnormalities, and hepatic dysfunction can be presenting signs of peroxisomal disorders. …”
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Differences in gene expression between high and low tolerance rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) to acute thermal stress. by Leah A Turner, Anne A Easton, Moira M Ferguson, Roy G Danzmann

“…We then compared the hepatic transcriptome profiles of high and low tolerance fish relative to untreated controls common to both strains to uncover patterns of differential gene expression and to gain a broad perspective on the interacting gene pathways and functional processes involved. …”
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A Case of Histoplasma capsulatum Causing Granulomatous Liver Disease and Addisonian Crisis by P Wong, S Houston, B Power, E Lalor, VG Bain

“…Despite complications of renal failure, pneumonia and congestive heart failure, he recovered with medical therapy and was discharged home to complete a prolonged course of itraconazole therapy. While hepatic granulomas often reflect an occult disease process, the cause may remain undiscovered in 30% to 50% of patients despite exhaustive investigations. …”
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Impact of Weight Reduction on Thyroid Function and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver among Egyptian Adolescents with Obesity by Mona Karem Amin, Ahmed Ibrahim Ali, Hesham Elsayed

“…It is also possible that hepatic steatosis affects thyroid function rather than the other way around.…”
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Frequency and Causes of Methotrexate Intolerance and Discontinuation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Qena Governorate by Sondos Mohammed Sayed, Mohamed Ismail Abdelkareem, Eman Ragab Abdelradi, Wael Abd El-Mohsen Abady

“…Results: A total number of 90 (45%) patients stopped using MTX within 3months to 26 years duration for various reasons; the most frequent reasons for stopping were gastrointestinal and hepatic adverse effects, representing together 55.5% of causes of discontinuation. …”
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