Can improving sleeping hours enhance the depression and anxiety of young males with chronic musculoskeletal pain? by Huipeng Zhou, Zhishi Yang, Ling Tang, Yongrun Sun, Yutao Tu, Yeye Sha, Zhiwei Wang, Yanpu Jia

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Isolated Superior Mesenteric Vein Tumor Thrombus in a Patient with Gastric Cancer by Barış Özcan, Metin Çevener, Ayşegül Kargı, Mustafa Özdoğan, Alihan Gürkan

“…The patient received adjuvant chemotherapy, and he is at his 22nd-month follow-up with extensive hepatic metastases and intra-abdominal disease. It should be kept in mind that gastric cancer may lead to portal vein tumor thrombus or that it may rarely be associated with an isolated SMV tumor thrombus, both of which are associated with poor prognosis.…”
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Macrophage MST1 protects against schistosomiasis-induced liver fibrosis by promoting the PPARγ-CD36 pathway and suppressing NF-κB signaling. by Jianyang Li, Xinyuan Cai, Yan Yang, Yulin Mao, Lin Ding, Qian Xue, Xunhao Hu, Yan Huang, Cong Sui, Yuxia Zhang

“…Schistosomiasis is characterized by egg-induced hepatic granulomas and subsequent fibrosis. Monocyte-derived macrophages play critical and plastic roles in the progression and regression of liver fibrosis, adopting different polarization phenotypes. …”
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Prognostic Factors Affecting Long-Term Survival after Resection for Noncolorectal, Nonneuroendocrine, and Nonsarcoma Liver Metastases by Fabio Uggeri, Enrico Pinotti, Marta Sandini, Luca Nespoli, Luca Gianotti, Fabrizio Romano

“…To evaluate feasibility and long-term outcome after hepatic resection for noncolorectal, nonneuroendocrine, and nonsarcoma (NCNNNS) liver metastases in a single center. …”
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Effects of ultra-processed foods on the liver: insights from gut microbiome and metabolomics studies in rats by Liping Shi, Zhuoyuan Li, Xiaojun Ma, Junru Wang, Yueping Wu, Yongbin Zhu, Yanrong Wang, Yue Yang, Minxiu Luo, Jiangping Li, Xian Sun, Xian Sun, Shulan He, Shulan He

“…Furthermore, the consumption of UPF led to a metabolomic disorder characterized by disruptions in the sphingolipid signaling pathway, sulfur relay system, and arachidonic acid metabolism.ConclusionIn conclusion, the findings of this study indicate that the consumption of UPF influences the development of simple hepatic steatosis, potentially through alterations in gut microbiota and metabolomics.…”
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Lung-Derived Mediators Induce Cytokine Production in Downstream Organs via an NF-κB-Dependent Mechanism by E. K. Patterson, L. J. Yao, N. Ramic, J. F. Lewis, G. Cepinskas, L. McCaig, R. A. W. Veldhuizen, C. M. Yamashita

“…Additionally, liver tissue obtained from mice subjected to 2 hours of in vivo MV demonstrated significant increases in hepatic gene transcription of IL-6, CXCL-1, and CXCL-2 compared to nonventilated controls. …”
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Catastrophic Brain Aspergillosis after Liver Transplantation by Mohammadmahdi Abbasi, Shirin Shams Ardakani, Nasir Fakhar, Hamid Eshaghi, Hosein Alimadadi, Toktam Faghihi, Behdad Gharib, Meisam Sharifzadeh, Masoomeh Safaei

“…The patient was an 8-year-old boy, with a case of Wilson disease, who underwent liver transplantation due to acute fulminant hepatic failure. Four days after the surgery, he was affected by fever, agitation, loss of consciousness, hemiparesis, and focal seizure. …”
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Standardization of Tragopogon graminifolius DC. Extract Based on Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Activity by Mohammad Hosein Farzaei, Mahnaz Khanavi, Ghazaleh Moghaddam, Farzaneh Dolatshahi, Roja Rahimi, Mohammad Reza Shams-Ardekani, Gholamreza Amin, Mannan Hajimahmoodi

“…(TG), Compositae family, is traditionally used for the treatment of various diseases like gastrointestinal and hepatic disorders. The aim of the present study is to standardize extracts from TG used for preparation of different dosage forms in traditional Iranian medicine (TIM) based on phenolic compounds. …”
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Liraglutide Attenuates Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease through Adjusting Lipid Metabolism via SHP1/AMPK Signaling Pathway by Peng Yu, Xi Xu, Jing Zhang, Xuan Xia, Fen Xu, Jianping Weng, Xiaoyang Lai, Yunfeng Shen

“…LR administration significantly lowered the serum lipid profile and lipid disposition in vitro and in vivo because of the altered expression of enzymes on hepatic gluconeogenesis and lipid metabolism. Moreover, LR significantly decreased Src homology region 2 domain-containing phosphatase-1 (SHP1) and then increased the expression of phosphorylated-AMP-activated protein kinase (p-AMPK). …”
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Surveillance of HCC Patients after Liver RFA: Role of MRI with Hepatospecific Contrast versus Three-Phase CT Scan—Experience of High Volume Oncologic Institute by Vincenza Granata, Mario Petrillo, Roberta Fusco, Sergio Venanzio Setola, Elisabetta de Lutio di Castelguidone, Orlando Catalano, Mauro Piccirillo, Vittorio Albino, Francesco Izzo, Antonella Petrillo

“…Thirty-four consecutive HCC patients (42 hepatic nodules) were treated with percutaneous RFA and underwent MR and CT scans. …”
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Chimonanthus nitens Oliv. leaves flavonoids alleviate hyperuricemia by regulating uric acid metabolism and intestinal homeostasis in mice by Wenya Meng, Lingli Chen, Kehui Ouyang, Suyun Lin, Yang Zhang, Jing He, Wenjun Wang

“…The results showed that CLF lowered the serum levels of uric acid (UA), creatinine and blood urea nitrogen, downregulated hepatic mRNA expressions of xanthine oxidase (XO), phosphate ribose pyrophosphate synthetase (PRPS) and adenosine deaminase (ADA) in hyperuricemia mice. …”
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Single‐cell sequencing reveals the features of adaptive immune responses in the liver of a mouse model of dengue fever by Yizhen Yuan, Qian Chen, Zhe Li, Fangzhou Cai, Dan Li, Wei Wang

“…Abstract Background Dengue fever, an acute insect‐borne infectious disease caused by the dengue virus (DENV), poses a great challenge to global public health. Hepatic involvement is the most common complication of severe dengue and is closely related to the occurrence and development of disease. …”
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X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Syndrome and Common Variable Immunodeficiency May Not Be Differentiated by SH2D1A and XIAP/BIRC4 Genes Sequence Analysis by Nesrin Gulez, Guzide Aksu, Afig Berdeli, Neslihan Karaca, Sema Tanrıverdi, Necil Kutukculer, Elif Azarsiz

“…A six-year-old male patient was admitted with the complaints of persistent general lymphadenopathy, for two years had fever, bilateral cervical multiple microlymphadenopathy, hepatic/splenic enlargement with laboratory findings as decreased serum immunoglobulins, negative EBV VCA IgM (viral capsid antigen) and anti-EBV EA (antibody to early D antigen), positive EBV VCA IgG (viral capsid antigen) and EBV EBNA (antibody to nuclear antigen). …”
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Ozone oxidative preconditioning: a protection against cellular damage by free radicals by O. S. León, S. Menéndez, N. Merino, R. Castillo, S. Sam, L. Pérez, E. Cruz, V. Bocci

“…Interestingly, in spite of CCl4 adminis tration, group 3 did not differ from group 1, while groups 2 and 4 showed significant differences from groups 1 and 3 and displayed hepatic damage . To our knowledge these are the first experimental results showing that repeated administration of ozone in atoxic doses is able to induce an adaptation to oxidative stress thus enabling the animals to maintain hepatocellular integrity after CCl4 poisoning.…”
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Reducing off-target expression of mRNA therapeutics and vaccines in the liver with microRNA binding sites by Brian J. Parrett, Satoko Yamaoka, Michael A. Barry

“…This work reinforces the utility of miR-122 binding sites while providing a comparison of these sites to aid the future development of LNP-mRNA therapies for non-hepatic tissues.…”
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A prediction model of liver fat fraction and presence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among patients with overweight or obesity by Jie Chen, Jiang Yue, Jingjing Fu, Shengyun He, Qianjing Liu, Minglan Yang, Wang Zhang, Hua Xu, Qing Lu, Jing Ma

“…In order to comprehensively assess hepatic lipid deposition in individuals with overweight or obesity, we have devised a pioneering prognostic formula that capitalizes on clinical parameters. …”
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A Rare Case of Colonic Sarcoidosis Presenting as a Mass by Haozhe Sun, Jasbir Makker, Harish Patel, Nikhitha Mantri, Ali N. Hussain, Naeem Abbas

“…An inflammatory mass in the hepatic flexure was found during colonoscopy, and a computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen was significant for circumferential thickening of the cecum and ascending colon, along with nodular thickening of the peritoneum without enhancement. …”
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Prognostication of Learning Curve on Surgical Management of Vasculobiliary Injuries after Cholecystectomy by Abu Bakar Hafeez Bhatti, Faisal Saud Dar, Haseeb Zia, Muhammad Salman Rafique, Nusrat Yar Khan, Mohammad Salih, Najmul Hassan Shah

“…Out of these, two had a right hepatic duct stricture and one patient had combined right arterial and portal venous injury. …”
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The Role of Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 Lipopolysaccharide in Collagen-Induced Arthritis by Katarzyna Kasperkiewicz, Anna S. Świerzko, Marta Przybyła, Janusz Szemraj, Jarosław Barski, Mikael Skurnik, Andrzej Kałużyński, Maciej Cedzyński

“…On the other hand, it seemed to be more hepatotoxic when compared with the other tested endotoxins, while the enlargement of inguinal lymph nodes and drop in hepatic MBL-C expression (at the mRNA level) were independent of LPS chemotype. …”
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Conversion therapy strategy: A novel GPC3-targeted multimodal organic phototheranostics platform for mid-late-stage hepatocellular carcinoma by Fan Wu, Xin Kuang, Sanlin Deng, Shuo Qi, Jian Xiong, Bibo Zhao, Chuanfu Li, Senyou Tan, Qiang Kang, Hao Xiao, Xiaofeng Tan, Gui-long Wu, Qinglai Yang, Guodong Chen

“…Conversion therapy aims to reduce tumor stage, improve hepatic resection feasibility, and lower recurrence rates. …”
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