Factors Related to Significant Improvement of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rates in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Receiving Telbivudine Therapy by Te-Fu Lin, Ping-I Hsu, Kung-Hung Lin, Feng-Woei Tsay, Tzung-Jiun Tsai, Yan-Hua Chen, Hsien-Chung Yu

“…The improvement of estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFRs) in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients receiving telbivudine therapy is well known. …”
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Conditioned Medium from Human Amnion-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Regulates Activation of Primary Hepatic Stellate Cells by Qingjie Fu, Shunsuke Ohnishi, Naoya Sakamoto

“…In this study, we investigated the effects, and underlying mechanisms, of a conditioned medium obtained from hAMSC cultures (hAMSC-CM) on a primary culture of rat hepatic stellate cells (HSCs). We observed that in routine culture, hAMSC-CM in HSCs significantly inhibited the expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), an activation marker of HSCs, and the production of collagen type 1 (COL1), a dominant component of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in the culture medium. …”
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RASGRF2 as a potential pathogenic gene mediating the progression of alcoholic hepatitis to alcohol-related cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma by Zhengyuan Chen, Danfeng Fan, Tianyi Hang, Xiaoqing Yue

Subjects: “…Alcoholic hepatitis…”
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Resistance-Associated Substitutions (RAS) and Clinical Factors as Determinants of Sofosbuvir-Daclatasvir Treatment Outcomes in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients by Juferdy Kurniawan, Anugrah Dwi Handayu, Gita Aprilicia, Darlene Raudhatul Bahri, Irsan Hasan

Subjects: “…hepatitis c…”
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The Burden of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Is Growing: A Canadian Population-Based Study of Hospitalizations from 1994 to 2004 by Robert P Myers, MingFu Liu, Abdel Aziz M Shaheen

“…BACKGROUND: Nearly 1% of Canadians are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Simulation analyses have suggested that HCV will place an increasing burden on the health care system as the infected population ages, but supportive clinical data are limited.…”
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Five-Year Prospective Follow-Up of Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection Treated with Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents by Zhang Y, Xia H, Fan L, Jiang L, Yang B, Wang F

Subjects: “…chronic hepatitis c…”
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The Diagnosis Value of a Novel Model with 5 Circulating miRNAs for Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B by Qingqing Zhang, Qidi Zhang, Binghang Li, Ying Qu, Zhenghong Li, Lungen Lu, Rongzhou Li, Xiaobo Cai

“…These five tested miRNAs all had signature correlations with hepatic fibrotic level (p<0.05), and the upregulation trends were consistent with miRNA microarray analysis previously. …”
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Effect of Chromatin-Remodeling Agents in Hepatic Differentiation of Rat Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells In Vitro and In Vivo by Danna Ye, Tong Li, Philip Heraud, Rangsun Parnpai

“…We conclude that HDACis enhance hepatic differentiation in a time-dependent manner, while DNMTis do not induce the hepatic differentiation of rBM-MSCs in vitro. …”
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Seroprevalence of Malaria and Hepatitis B Coinfection among Pregnant Women in Tamale Metropolis of Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study by Gideon Kofi Helegbe, Paul Armah Aryee, Baba Sulemana Mohammed, Anthony Wemakor, David Kolbila, Abdul-Wahid Abubakari, Salam Askanda, Rashid Alhassan, Collins Barnie, Afua Aboagyewaa Donkoh, Ernest Ofosu

“…The aim of this study was to assess the seroprevalence of coinfections of malaria, hepatitis B (HBV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and syphilis among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics (ANC) in the Tamale Metropolis. …”
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Abdominal CT scan findings of a child with hepatic fascioliasis: A case report on rarely reported emerging disease by Mesay Tilahun, Leul Adane, Gashaw Arega, Melkamu Tilahun

“…Computed tomography imaging appearances of hepatic fasciolosis depend on the phase and course of the disease and should be considered in differential diagnosis of lesions along the biliary tree.…”
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Genetic Variation in the IL-6 and HLA-DQB1 Genes Is Associated with Spontaneous Clearance of Hepatitis C Virus Infection by Paul Ravi Waldron, Ilana Belitskaya-Lévy, Aarthi Chary, Johann Won, Mark Winters, Alexander Monto, James Ryan, Laura C. Lazzeroni, Mark Holodniy

“…Millions of people are infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) worldwide and 30% spontaneously clear the infection. …”
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New Method of Parent Catheter Advancement in the Balloon Anchor Technique during Balloon-Occluded Transarterial Chemoembolization for Hepatic Tumors by Kei Shibuya, Hiroki Tahara, Suguru Takeuchi, Yoshinori Koyama, Yoshito Tsushima

“…We report a new technique for successful parent catheter advancement for achievement of stable backup for the selective insertion of a microballoon catheter during B-TACE using the microballoon as an anchor, even in patients with tortuous anatomy of the hepatic and celiac arteries. Deep cannulation of parent catheters was accomplished in all three cases and complications such as vascular injury were not observed in the postprocedure angiograms.…”
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Single‐Nucleus and Spatial Transcriptome Profiling Delineates the Multicellular Ecosystem in Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy by YeXing Huang, ZeFeng Du, ZhiCheng Lai, DongSheng Wen, LiChang Huang, MinKe He, ZiChao Wu, HuiFang Li, HanYue OuYang, WenChao Wu, Anna Kan, Ming Shi

Subjects: “…hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy…”
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Zebularine Promotes Hepatic Differentiation of Rabbit Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Interfering with p38 MAPK Signaling by Yong-Heng Luo, Juan Chen, En-Hua Xiao, Qiu-Yun Li, Yong-Mei Luo

“…However, little is known about the impact of zebularine on bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) and p38 signaling during hepatic differentiation. The present study investigated the effects of zebularine on hepatic differentiation of rabbit BMMSCs, as well as the role of p38 on DNMT1 and hepatic differentiation, with the aim of developing a novel strategy for improving derivation of hepatocytes. …”
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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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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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